# Kibana 9.4.4 Security Update (ESA-2026-83) **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534 **Category:** Security Announcements **Created:** [August 13, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534 "2026-08-13T10:48:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas) #### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534/1 "2026-08-13T10:48:53Z")
**Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure** Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read. **Affected Versions:** > - All versions from 9.4.0 up to and including 9.4.3 **Affected Configurations:** > - All configurations are affected. **Solutions and Mitigations:** The issue is resolved in version 9.4.4. **For Users that Cannot Upgrade:** > - There are no workarounds for this vulnerability. > **Indicators of Compromise (IOC)** No specific indicators of compromise have been identified 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: Medium ( 6.5 ) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-72681 **Problem Type:** CWE-862 - Missing Authorization --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534)._