Kibana 9.0.x < 9.4.6 / 9.5.x < 9.5.1 Missing Authorization (ESA-2026-149)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-78603 | 1 Sep 202619:20 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-78603 Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Disclosure of Fleet Deployment Metadata | 1 Sep 202619:20 | – | cvelist | |
| Kibana 9.4.6, 9.5.1 Security Update (ESA-2026-149) | 1 Sep 202618:41 | – | elastic | |
| EUVD-2026-69571 | 1 Sep 202619:20 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-78603 | 1 Sep 202620:17 | – | nvd | |
| MINI-6H6W-HWC3-RG44 | 3 Sep 202617:41 | – | osv | |
| MINI-8H5C-8275-88MX | 3 Sep 202615:43 | – | osv | |
| MINI-C8X2-4RP6-9MHC | 3 Sep 202617:40 | – | osv | |
| MINI-HXH6-FM4Q-7J8M | 3 Sep 202617:41 | – | osv | |
| MINI-JGR2-QQ3P-CJWR | 3 Sep 202615:43 | – | osv |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(344300);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/10");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-78603");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2026-B-0244");
script_name(english:"Kibana 9.0.x < 9.4.6 / 9.5.x < 9.5.1 Missing Authorization (ESA-2026-149)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is affected by a missing authorization vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Kibana installed on the remote host is 9.0.x prior to 9.4.6, or 9.5.x prior to 9.5.1. It is, therefore,
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ESA-2026-149 advisory.
- Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Exploiting Incorrectly
Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180). An authenticated user holding minimal Elasticsearch
privileges could bypass Kibana feature authorization and space access controls, resulting in the unauthorized
disclosure of Fleet deployment metadata from the default Kibana space. (CVE-2026-78603)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported
version number.");
# https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-6-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-149/390069
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2a550daa");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to Kibana version 9.4.6, 9.5.1 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-78603");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/09/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:elasticsearch:kibana");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("kibana_web_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Kibana");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 5601);
exit(0);
}
include('http.inc');
include('vcf.inc');
var app = 'Kibana';
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
var port = get_http_port(default:5601);
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app, port:port, webapp:TRUE);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '9.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.4.6' },
{ 'min_version' : '9.5.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.5.1' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
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