CVE-2026-72665: Elastic Kibana · Missing Authorization
Affects Elastic KibanaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ElasticKibana | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix or mitigation is available, restrict the ability to author and evaluate Elastic Security detection rules to trusted users only, as these privileges enable exploitation of this vulnerability.
Description
CVE-2026-72665 is a missing authorization vulnerability in Elastic Kibana that allows a user with permissions to author and evaluate Elastic Security detection rules to execute Osquery and Elastic Defend response actions on managed hosts without having the required privileges. This can lead to unauthorized information disclosure or unauthorized changes to host state. The vulnerability affects Kibana versions 8.5.0 and 9.0.0. It has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.1.