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CVE-2026-72654: Kibana machine learning feature information disclosure via privilege abuse

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-72654
Published: September 1, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.5%

Summary

CVE-2026-72654 is an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges flaw (CWE-250) in the Kibana machine learning feature. An operation available to users with only read access ran under an internal service identity instead of the requesting user's identity, letting such users receive data from Elasticsearch indices they are not authorized to read. No Elasticsearch cluster or index privileges are required.

Mitigation

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

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 6.5(medium)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector: network
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: low
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.5%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 1, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-250

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: Inference
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-2026-72654

First tracked: September 1, 2026 at 08:08 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

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

Classifier confidence: 85% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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