CVE-2026-26934 | Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in Kibana can allow an authenticated attacker with view-only privileges to cause a Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker can send a specially crafted, malformed payload causing excessive resource consumption and resulting in Kibana becoming unresponsive or crashing.

Published: 2026-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-26934 is rated Low Risk (32.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-26934

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.27% +0.22%
2 2026-03-04 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2026-02-27 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-26934

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-26934

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-26934

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elastic kibana >= 8.18.0, < 8.19.12 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elastic kibana >= 9.0.0, < 9.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elastic kibana 9.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-26934

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