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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42401

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) in Kibana can lead to stored HTML injection.

Published May 28, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Improper Neutralization of Input

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42401. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Improper Neutralization of Input is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Improper Neutralization of Input).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe elastic/kibana

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) in Kibana can lead to stored HTML injection. A user with write access to an Elasticsearch index could persist crafted markup which, when subsequently rendered through an affected Kibana view by another user, was not sufficiently sanitized. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized UI manipulation and outbound network requests issued from the viewing user's browser session.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe elastic/kibanaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-42401

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42401. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Improper Neutralization of Input is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) in Kibana can lead to stored HTML injection. A user with write access to an Elasticsearch index could persist crafted markup which, when subsequently rendered through an affected Kibana view by another user, was not sufficiently sanitized. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized UI manipulation and outbound network r

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) in Kibana can lead to stored HTML injection. A user with write access to an Elasticsearch index could persist crafted markup which, when subsequently rendered through an affected Kibana view by another user, was not sufficiently sanitized. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized UI manipulation and outbound network r

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42401

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42401

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42401

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) in Kibana can lead to stored HTML injection. A user with write access to an Elasticsearch index could persist crafted markup which, when subsequently rendered through an affected Kibana view by another user, was

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.