Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2026-56151Improper Input Validation in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in Kibana from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted Fleet policy input that is not correctly validated, which can render Fleet agent, server, and policy management functionality unavailable.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H