CVE-2026-72628
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service
Description
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (CWE-409) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding Streams management privileges could supply specially crafted content that expands to a far larger volume of data during processing, exhausting the memory available to Kibana. The Kibana process is terminated by the host and remains unavailable to all users until the service is restarted.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 271b6943-45a9-4f3a-ab4e-976f3fa05b5a | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Kibana to the latest version.
- Limit memory allocation for Kibana.
- Restrict privileges for stream management.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-72628.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-2-security-update-esa-2026-125/390090 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-72628 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-72628
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (CWE-409) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding Streams management privileges could supply specially crafted content that expands to a far larger volume of data during processing, exhausting the memory available to Kibana. The Kibana process is terminated by the host and remains unavailable to all users until the service is restarted. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-409 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72628.json">CVE-2026-72628</a> Added Reference https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-2-security-update-esa-2026-125/390090 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-72628', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-01T19:37:20.561301Z'}