CVE-2026-26934

Plain English Summary

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An attacker with view-only access to Kibana can exploit this vulnerability to send specially crafted data that overwhelms the system, causing it to crash or become unresponsive. This means that even users who are not fully authorized can disrupt the service by manipulating input data.

Technical Description

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in Kibana can allow an authenticated attacker with view-only privileges to cause a Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker can send a specially crafted, malformed payload causing excessive resource consumption and resulting in Kibana becoming unresponsive or crashing.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality ImpactNone
Integrity ImpactNone
Availability ImpactHigh
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Official References

Est. Bounty
$931($500-$1K)
Vendor Response
Grade APatched in 3 days

Quick Information

Published

Feb 26, 2026

about 1 month ago

Last Modified

Mar 2, 2026

about 1 month ago

Vendor

elastic

Product

kibana