Vulnerability · CVE-2026-49095
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation.
Published May 28, 2026 · corrected/updated Jul 21, 2026 · elastic kibana · evidence confidence high
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism that is not adequately validated. An attacker can cause Elastic Agents to be issued API keys with elevated Elasticsearch privileges, potentially granting unauthorized read and write access to sensitive Elasticsearch security indices beyond what is intended for the Fleet management role.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-49095 is a medium public vulnerability record for elastic kibana. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether elastic kibana is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: elastic/kibana. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.5%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-20. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 28, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism that is not adequately validated. An attacker can cause Elastic Agents to be issued API keys with elevated Elasticsearch p
Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism that is not adequately validated. An attacker can cause Elastic Agents to be issued API keys with elevated Elasticsearch p
Affected
- cpe elastic/kibanaversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-49095
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-49095
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-49095
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism th
nvd.nist.gov