Elastic Kibana up to 9.4.4/9.5.0 Agent Builder comparison
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.50 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 9.4.4/9.5.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Agent Builder. Performing a manipulation results in comparison. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-72643. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Elastic Kibana up to 9.4.4/9.5.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component Agent Builder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparison vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-697. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Kibana Agent Builder determines whether a caller owns a private agent by comparing a stable user identifier when one is recorded, and falling back to a comparison of the username when it is not. A username is not unique across Elasticsearch authentication realms, so two distinct principals that share a username in different realms are treated as the same owner. This discloses the configuration and instructions of an agent the caller does not own, and allows that agent to be altered or removed.
The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-72643 since 08/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: ComparisonCWE: CWE-697
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
08/10/2026 CVE reserved08/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: discuss.elastic.coStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-72643 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389793
Entry
Created: 08/13/2026 21:53Changes: 08/13/2026 21:53 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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