CVE-2026-63137

Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation

Published Sep 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic kibana
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic kibana
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Description 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.
Title Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Sep 2, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2026, 6:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 1, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Sep 2, 2026, 2:18 PM