#VU125547 Execution with unnecessary privileges in Kibana - CVE-2026-4498
Published: April 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125547
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4498
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Kibana
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to execution with unnecessary privileges in Kibana Fleet plugin debug route handlers when handling requests to internal debug routes. A remote user can send requests to the debug routes to disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation requires Fleet to be enabled and the user to have Fleet sub-feature privileges such as agents, agent policies, or settings management.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.