Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism that is not adequately validated. An attacker can cause Elastic Agents to be issued API keys with elevated Elasticsearch privileges, potentially granting unauthorized read and write access to sensitive Elasticsearch security indices beyond what is intended for the Fleet management role.

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Thu, 28 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Elastic
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Description Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in the Kibana Fleet agent policy management feature can lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated user with Fleet management privileges can manipulate agent policy configuration by injecting values into a configuration override mechanism that is not adequately validated. An attacker can cause Elastic Agents to be issued API keys with elevated Elasticsearch privileges, potentially granting unauthorized read and write access to sensitive Elasticsearch security indices beyond what is intended for the Fleet management role.
Title Improper Input Validation in Kibana Fleet Leading to Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:48:31.466Z

Reserved: 2026-05-27T11:31:33.582Z

Link: CVE-2026-49095

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-28T21:16:34.660

Modified: 2026-05-28T21:16:34.660

Link: CVE-2026-49095

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Updated: 2026-05-28T21:45:27Z

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