Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via user-supplied identifiers that reference scheduled query result data from Kibana Spaces the requester is not authorized to access.
Published: 2026-07-21
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a direct object reference flaw (CWE‑639) that lets users supply arbitrary identifiers for scheduled query result data in Kibana Spaces, allowing them to view data they are not authorized to access. This results in the confidential disclosure of information stored in other spaces but does not directly impact data integrity or availability.

Affected Systems

Elastic Kibana is the affected product. The description does not specify exact version numbers; any Kibana deployment that has not applied the security update referenced in Elastic’s discussion forum should be considered vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 4.3, indicating a moderate impact, and the EPSS score is under 1%, suggesting a low likelihood of exploitation at present. The flaw is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, so no confirmed active attacks are known. The likely attack vector is sending crafted HTTP requests that include identifiers pointing to scheduled query results in spaces the requester is not authorized to see. Based on the description it is inferred that an attacker can perform the exploit remotely by interacting with the Kibana API, though the exact authentication requirements are not detailed in the provided data.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 00:20 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Kibana security update as detailed in Elastic’s discussion forum to fix the authorization bypass flaw.
  • Configure Kibana Spaces permissions so that only authorized users can view scheduled query result data.
  • Validate user‑supplied identifiers against the requesting user’s authorized data set before processing the request.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 00:20 UTC.

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History

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic kibana
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic kibana

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via user-supplied identifiers that reference scheduled query result data from Kibana Spaces the requester is not authorized to access.
Title Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T13:19:33.341Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T03:26:51.579Z

Link: CVE-2026-63259

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T13:18:59.801Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T00:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key