# Kibana 8.19.21, 9.4.6, 9.5.3 Security Update (ESA-2026-178)

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-3-security-update-esa-2026-178/390164
**Category:** Security Announcements
**Created:** [September 3, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-3-security-update-esa-2026-178/390164 "2026-09-03T18:03:25Z")
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**Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Configuration Modification**

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized configuration modification via Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180).

**Affected Versions:**  
\*Fixes should be back-ported to all maintained versions unless there is a justified reason that the fix cannot be back-ported\*

- 8.x: All versions from 8.0.0 up to and including 8.19.20
- 9.x:
  - All versions from 9.0.0 up to and including 9.4.5
  - All versions from 9.5.0 up to and including 9.5.2

**Affected Configurations:**  
All configurations with Fleet and agent policy management enabled.

**Solutions and Mitigations:**  
The issue is resolved in versions 8.19.21, 9.4.6, 9.5.3.

**For Users that Cannot Upgrade:**

There are no workarounds for this vulnerability.

**Elastic Cloud Serverless**

Due to our continuous deployment and patching model, the vulnerability described in this security advisory was remediated in our Elastic Cloud Serverless offering before the public disclosure.

**Severity:** CVSSv3.1: High ( 8.1 ) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N  
**CVE ID:** CVE-2026-82302  
**Problem Type:** CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization  
**Impact:** CAPEC-180 - Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

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