CVE-2026-72658 — HIGH (7.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-72658?

CVE-2026-72658 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72658?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.

Vulnerability Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via Cross Site Request Forgery (CAPEC-62). A user who is permitted to create visualizations can save a specially crafted Vega visualization that, when it is opened by another user, causes authenticated requests to be issued to Kibana in the context of the viewing user's session.

CVSS Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	>= 8.0.0, < 8.19.20

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-20-and-9-4-5-security-update-esa-2026-9Vendor AdvisoryMitigation

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-72658?

CVE-2026-72658 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via Cross Site Request Forgery (CAPEC-62). A user who is permitted to create visualizations can save a specially crafted...

How severe is CVE-2026-72658?

CVE-2026-72658 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72658?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.