CVE details
CVE-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 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.
Matched ports (2)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| textproc/kibana91 | kibana91 | 9.1.10 | unaddressed | elastic@FreeBSD.org |
| textproc/kibana92 | kibana92 | 9.2.8 | unaddressed | elastic@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>kibana91</name>
<range><lt>8.19.16</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>kibana92</name>
<range><lt>8.19.16</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>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.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-49095</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49095</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-05-28</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>