CVE-2026-72657 (GCVE-0-2026-72657)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 19:13 – Updated: 2026-08-13 20:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Fleet Server Leading to Information Disclosure
Summary
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Fleet Server can lead to information disclosure via Manipulating User-Controlled Variables (CAPEC-77). The authorization decision for artifact downloads relied on a client-supplied value that was persisted without being validated against the server-side record of the requesting agent's assignment. An authenticated party in possession of a valid enrolled agent credential could therefore retrieve a policy the agent is not assigned to.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 19:51 UTC
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Fleet Server |
Affected:
8.3.0 , ≤ 8.19.19
(semver)
Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.4.4 (semver) Affected: 9.5.0 (semver) |
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