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CVE-2026-63262: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Elastic Kibana

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-63262cvecve-2026-63262cwe-862
Published: 07/21/2026 (07/21/2026, 23:07:18 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Elastic
Product: Kibana

Description

Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized cross-space information disclosure via user-supplied input that circumvents space-level access control.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
elastic/kibana
pkg:github/elastic/kibana
Affected versions
=9.4.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/21/2026, 23:52:59 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-63262 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Elastic Kibana 9.4.0. It enables an attacker with low privileges to cause unauthorized disclosure of information across Kibana spaces by circumventing space-level access controls via crafted user input. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting limited impact confined to confidentiality. There is no vendor advisory or patch available at this time, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild.

Potential Impact

An attacker with network access and low privileges can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to information in Kibana spaces they should not access. The impact is limited to confidentiality, with no effect on integrity or availability. This could lead to exposure of sensitive data across Kibana spaces.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to Kibana to trusted users and monitor for suspicious activity related to space access. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges that could be leveraged to exploit this vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
elastic
Date Reserved
2026-07-16T03:26:51.579Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a6002ce9c2644c7f8f13a9d

Added to database: 07/21/2026, 23:37:50 UTC

Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 23:52:59 UTC

Last updated: 07/22/2026, 00:10:22 UTC

Views: 3

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