Description
Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. The identifier is stored as provided and is later incorporated into the request that Kibana issues when that configuration is removed.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. The identifier is stored as provided and is later incorporated into the request that Kibana issues when that configuration is removed.
Title Relative Path Traversal in Kibana Fleet Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Users and Other Resources
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T20:31:50.086Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T11:17:49.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-72677

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T20:17:28.373

Modified: 2026-08-13T20:17:28.373

Link: CVE-2026-72677

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-23

    Relative Path Traversal