CVE details
CVE-2026-78591
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to the unauthorized deletion of resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user could cause a subsequent action taken by a higher-privileged user in the Fleet administration interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of resources including accounts with elevated privileges.
- Score
- 6.3 medium
- Published
- 2026-09-02
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (5)
| 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 |
| textproc/kibana8 | kibana8 | 8.19.21 | fixed by update | elastic@FreeBSD.org |
| textproc/kibana93 | kibana93 | 9.3.8 | fixed by update | elastic@FreeBSD.org |
| textproc/kibana94 | kibana94 | 9.4.7 | fixed by update | 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>8.19.17</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>kibana92</name>
<range><lt>8.19.17</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path
Traversal') (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to the
unauthorized deletion of resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A
low-privileged user could cause a subsequent action taken by a
higher-privileged user in the Fleet administration interface to act on
an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of resources including
accounts with elevated privileges.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-78591</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78591</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-09-02</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>