CVE-2026-72668

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-29.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-26 20:42Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-29 03:55Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-10

Assigning CNA

elastic

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-441Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

503c7fd0becd3d86d39e9c7ef6e39e7f118d4882e3584113daa6b08712ce51f6

• discuss.elastic.cohttps://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-7-9-5-0-security-update-esa-2026-85/390678