CVE-2026-78608 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-78608?

CVE-2026-78608 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-78608?

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

Vulnerability Description

Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An authorization control was not applied to an internal Kibana APM integration function, allowing any authenticated Kibana user to read APM server credentials that should be restricted to users holding APM or Fleet administrative privileges.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	>= 7.14.0, <= 7.17.29

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-2-security-update-esa-2026Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-78608?

CVE-2026-78608 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An authorization control was not applied to an internal Kibana APM integration function, a...

How severe is CVE-2026-78608?

CVE-2026-78608 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-78608?

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