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CVE-2026-78598: Kibana machine learning job access exposed across all spaces

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-78598
Published: September 2, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.2%

Summary

CVE-2026-78598 is an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in the Kibana machine learning feature. An authenticated user with machine learning job management privileges in a single Kibana space could make a job's saved object accessible across all spaces in the Kibana instance, without holding access rights to those other spaces.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.4(medium)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector: network
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: low
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.2%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.
Disclosure date: September 2, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-122

Classification

Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Framework
Impact: Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78598

First tracked: September 2, 2026 at 02:07 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 80% (self-assessed)