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Kibana 8.9.x < 8.19.20 / 9.x < 9.4.5 Missing Authorization (ESA-2026-95)

🗓️ 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Missing authorization in Kibana 8.9.x/9.x allows unauthorized Elastic Defend response actions.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(338730);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-72664");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2026-B-0232");

  script_name(english:"Kibana 8.9.x < 8.19.20 / 9.x < 9.4.5 Missing Authorization (ESA-2026-95)");

  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 8.9.x prior to 8.19.20, or 9.x prior to 9.4.5. It is,
therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ESA-2026-95 advisory.

  - Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized execution of Elastic Defend response
    actions on managed hosts via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). A Kibana
    user who holds only detection rule authoring privileges for the Elastic Security solution can associate
    automated endpoint response actions with a detection rule, even though the dedicated Endpoint response
    action privileges that govern those capabilities (host isolation, process operations, and execute
    operations) have not been granted to that user. When such a rule generates alerts, the associated response
    actions are carried out against the matching hosts. (CVE-2026-72664)

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-8-19-20-and-9-4-5-security-update-esa-2026-95/389527
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?60279bb7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to Kibana version 8.19.20, 9.4.5 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-72664");

  script_cwe_id(862);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  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' : '8.9.0', 'fixed_version' : '8.19.20' },
  { 'min_version' : '9.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.4.5' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
  app_info:app_info,
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);

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21 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.00281
SSVC
7