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CVE-2026-33462

Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts

4.6 MediumFix available

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.2 points since May 29, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.6

Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
CVE-2026-33462
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-33009 4.6

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
EUVD-2026-33009
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j7x-jqgv-84cm 4.6

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An...

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
GHSA-3j7x-jqgv-84cm
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.6

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
CVE-2026-33462
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.6

Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
CVE-2026-33462
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elk-2026-33462 No score

Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
BIT-elk-2026-33462
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-kibana-2026-33462 No score

Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.

Record
BIT-kibana-2026-33462
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
elk
Bitnami
8.0.0 up to 8.19.16, 9.0.0 up to 9.3.5
8.19.169.3.5
kibana
Bitnami
8.0.0 up to 8.19.16, 9.0.0 up to 9.3.5
8.19.169.3.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-33462 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Elastic Kibana, published May 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in elk 8.19.16.

References

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