CVE-2026-78599

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to the unauthorized deletion of internal resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding Fleet write access could cause a subsequent administrative delete action to act on unintended internal resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected Fleet interface.

  • Published Sep 2, 2026
  • CVSS 6.5 medium
  • 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-78599 at the National Vulnerability Database