CVE-2026-78592: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Elastic Kibana
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of privileged resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding tag creation privileges could cause a subsequent administrative action in the tag management interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of privileged resources including administrative accounts and other organizational assets. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected interface.
CVE-2026-78592: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Elastic Kibana
Description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of privileged resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding tag creation privileges could cause a subsequent administrative action in the tag management interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of privileged resources including administrative accounts and other organizational assets. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected interface.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- elastic
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T21:13:51.298Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a972608acd9273b491915f4
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:22:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/01/2026, 21:36:36 UTC
Views: 7
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