# CVE-2026-78592: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Privileged Resources

> CVE-2026-78592: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Privileged Resources. CVSS 7.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78592
Last updated: 2026-09-02T14:52:18Z

- Published: 2026-09-01 19:20 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-02 14:52 UTC · Assigner: elastic
- CVSS: 7.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.41%, 34th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-22

## Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of privileged resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding tag creation privileges could cause a subsequent administrative action in the tag management interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of privileged resources including administrative accounts and other organizational assets. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected interface.

## 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-2026-78592)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78592)
- [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-16-9-3-5-9-4-2-security-update-esa-2026-160/390077](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-16-9-3-5-9-4-2-security-update-esa-2026-160/390077)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78592 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78592.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-78592 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:37.580Z