---
id: CVE-2026-115294
title: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading
  to Unauthorized Resource Deletion
summary: >-
  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 coul…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Elastic
product: Kibana
affected:
  - Kibana >= 9.3.0 <= 9.4.8
  - Kibana >= 9.5.0 <= 9.5.5
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-03T17:33:01.020196Z'
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T17:33:19.733Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115294'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-205/391359
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00341
epssPercentile: 0.27751
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.323Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `Kibana >= 9.3.0 <= 9.4.8`
- `Kibana >= 9.5.0 <= 9.5.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.