CVE-2026-72673
published 2026-08-13CVE-2026-72673: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized deletion of Synthetics private locations via Accessing Functionality Not Properly…
PriorityP431medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNILAL
EPSS
0.31%
22.5th percentile
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized deletion of Synthetics private locations via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). Synthetics private locations can be shared with more than one space, and deleting one removes it from every space it is shared with. The safeguard that prevented the deletion of a private location still in use evaluated only the monitors visible in the requesting user's own space, so monitors that depend on the private location in other spaces were not taken into account. As a result, an authenticated Kibana user holding the Synthetics write privilege in a single space could delete a private location that other spaces still depend on, even where the user has no access to those spaces. Deleting the private location removes the shared configuration and stops the monitors in the other spaces from running, which suppresses the availability monitoring those spaces rely on.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| elastic | kibana | >= 8.0.0 < 8.19.20 | 8.19.20 |
| elastic | kibana | 8.0.0 – 8.19.19 | — |
| elastic | kibana | >= 9.0.0 < 9.4.4 | 9.4.4 |
| elastic | kibana | 9.0.0 – 9.4.3 | — |
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VulDB
Elastic Kibana up to 8.19.19/9.4.3 improper authorization (EUVD-2026-58260)
vuldb·2026-08-13·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-72673 [MEDIUM] Elastic Kibana up to 8.19.19/9.4.3 improper authorization (EUVD-2026-58260)
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Elastic Kibana up to 8.19.19/9.4.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-72673. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized deletion of Synthetics private locations via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1).
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-08-13
CVE-2026-72673 [MEDIUM] CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized deletion of Synthetics private locations via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1).
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized deletion of Synthetics private locations via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). Synthetics private locations can be shared with more than one space, and deleting one removes it from every space it is shared with. The safeguard that prevented the deletion of a private location still in use evaluated only the monitors visible in the requesting user's own space, so monitors that depend on the private location in other spaces were not taken into account. As a result, an authenticated Kibana user holding the Synthetics write privilege in a single space could delete a private location that other spaces still depend on, even where the user has no access to those spaces. Deleting the private locat
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-08-13
Published