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CVE-2026-26936

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (CWE-1333) in the AI Inference Anonymization Engine in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Regular Expression Exponential Blowup (CAPEC-492).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (CWE-1333) in the AI Inference Anonymization Engine in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Regular Expression Exponential Blowup (CAPEC-492).

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.33% probability · 25th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1333
Affected
elastic/kibana
Source
security@elastic.co

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.