CVE-2026-63137 (GCVE-0-2026-63137)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 19:20 – Updated: 2026-09-02 03:55
VLAI
Title
Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation
Summary
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180). A user holding workflow edit permissions could cause scheduled workflow executions to run with the privileges of a different, higher-privileged user, allowing access to and modification of data beyond their own authorization scope.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
elastic CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 155 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Kibana Affected: 9.3.0 , ≤ 9.4.2 (semver)
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