diff --git a/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.test.ts b/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.test.ts
index 83fb093a86f9dd..4041b0d4381311 100644
--- a/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { readFile, writeFile } from './fs';
-import { resolveInstanceUuid } from './resolve_uuid';
+import { resolveInstanceUuid, UUID_7_6_0_BUG } from './resolve_uuid';
 import { configServiceMock } from '../config/config_service.mock';
 import { loggingServiceMock } from '../logging/logging_service.mock';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ describe('resolveInstanceUuid', () => {
           expect(writeFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
           expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
           expect(logger.debug.mock.calls[0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-          Array [
-            "Updating Kibana instance UUID to: CONFIG_UUID (was: FILE_UUID)",
-          ]
-        `);
+                      Array [
+                        "Updating Kibana instance UUID to: CONFIG_UUID (was: FILE_UUID)",
+                      ]
+                  `);
         });
       });
     });
@@ -198,6 +198,60 @@ describe('resolveInstanceUuid', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when file is present with 7.6.0 UUID', () => {
+    describe('when config property is not set', () => {
+      it('writes new uuid to file and returns new uuid', async () => {
+        mockReadFile({ uuid: UUID_7_6_0_BUG });
+        configService = getConfigService(undefined);
+        const uuid = await resolveInstanceUuid({ configService, logger, syncToFile: true });
+        expect(uuid).not.toEqual(UUID_7_6_0_BUG);
+        expect(uuid).toEqual('NEW_UUID');
+        expect(writeFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          join('data-folder', 'uuid'),
+          'NEW_UUID',
+          expect.any(Object)
+        );
+        expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(logger.debug.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Array [
+            Array [
+              "UUID from 7.6.0 bug detected, ignoring file UUID",
+            ],
+            Array [
+              "Setting new Kibana instance UUID: NEW_UUID",
+            ],
+          ]
+        `);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when config property is set', () => {
+      it('writes config uuid to file and returns config uuid', async () => {
+        mockReadFile({ uuid: UUID_7_6_0_BUG });
+        configService = getConfigService(DEFAULT_CONFIG_UUID);
+        const uuid = await resolveInstanceUuid({ configService, logger, syncToFile: true });
+        expect(uuid).not.toEqual(UUID_7_6_0_BUG);
+        expect(uuid).toEqual(DEFAULT_CONFIG_UUID);
+        expect(writeFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          join('data-folder', 'uuid'),
+          DEFAULT_CONFIG_UUID,
+          expect.any(Object)
+        );
+        expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(logger.debug.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Array [
+            Array [
+              "UUID from 7.6.0 bug detected, ignoring file UUID",
+            ],
+            Array [
+              "Setting new Kibana instance UUID: CONFIG_UUID",
+            ],
+          ]
+        `);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when file is not present and config property is not set', () => {
     describe('when syncToFile is true', () => {
       it('generates a new uuid and write it to file', async () => {
diff --git a/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.ts b/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.ts
index c33be2574a44ef..516357e10d3f7c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/uuid/resolve_uuid.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ import { Logger } from '../logging';
 
 const FILE_ENCODING = 'utf8';
 const FILE_NAME = 'uuid';
+/**
+ * This UUID was inadvertantly shipped in the 7.6.0 distributable and should be deleted if found.
+ * See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/57673 for more info.
+ */
+export const UUID_7_6_0_BUG = `ce42b997-a913-4d58-be46-bb1937feedd6`;
 
 export async function resolveInstanceUuid({
   configService,
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ export async function resolveInstanceUuid({
 
   const uuidFilePath = join(pathConfig.data, FILE_NAME);
 
-  const uuidFromFile = await readUuidFromFile(uuidFilePath);
+  const uuidFromFile = await readUuidFromFile(uuidFilePath, logger);
   const uuidFromConfig = serverConfig.uuid;
 
   if (uuidFromConfig) {
@@ -82,10 +87,17 @@ export async function resolveInstanceUuid({
   return uuidFromFile;
 }
 
-async function readUuidFromFile(filepath: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+async function readUuidFromFile(filepath: string, logger: Logger): Promise<string | undefined> {
   try {
     const content = await readFile(filepath);
-    return content.toString(FILE_ENCODING);
+    const decoded = content.toString(FILE_ENCODING);
+
+    if (decoded === UUID_7_6_0_BUG) {
+      logger.debug(`UUID from 7.6.0 bug detected, ignoring file UUID`);
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return decoded;
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
       // non-existent uuid file is ok, we will create it.