# CVE-2026-26938: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in Kibana Workflows Leading to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

> CVE-2026-26938: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in Kibana Workflows Leading to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS 8.6 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-26938
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:26:25Z

- Published: 2026-02-26 17:56 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:26 UTC · Assigner: elastic
- CVSS: 8.6 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.29%, 22th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-1336

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine (CWE-1336) exists in Workflows in Kibana which could allow an attacker to read arbitrary files from the Kibana server filesystem, and perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Code Injection (CAPEC-242). This requires an authenticated user who has the workflowsManagement:executeWorkflow privilege.

## Affected vendors and products

- Elastic: Kibana

## Tracked companies

- [Elastic Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/elastic-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26938)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26938)
- [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-3-1-security-update-esa-2026-17/385253](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-3-1-security-update-esa-2026-17/385253)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-26938 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-26938.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-26938 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:16:39.127Z