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CVE-2026-72643

This discloses the configuration and instructions of an agent the caller does not own, and allows that agent to be altered or removed.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Kibana Agent Builder determines whether a caller owns a private agent by comparing a stable user identifier when one is recorded, and falling back to a comparison of the username when it is not. A username is not unique across Elasticsearch authentication realms, so two distinct principals that share a username in different realms are treated as the same owner. This discloses the configuration and instructions of an agent the caller does not own, and allows that agent to be altered or removed.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.27% probability · 19th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
elastic/kibana
Source
security@elastic.co

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