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TI-2022-22800 Aliases CVE-2022-46156GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8

Grafana's default installation of `synthetic-monitoring-agent` exposes sensitive information

Priority LOW 38CWE-489Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

The Synthetic Monitoring Agent for Grafana's Synthetic Monitoring application provides probe functionality and executes network checks for monitoring remote targets. Users running the Synthetic Monitoring agent prior to version 0.12.0 in their local network are impacted. The authentication token used to communicate with the Synthetic Monitoring API is exposed through a debugging endpoint. This token can be used to retrieve the Synthetic Monitoring checks created by the user and assigned to the agent identified with that token. The Synthetic Monitoring API will reject connections from already-connected agents, so access to the token does not guarantee access to the checks. Version 0.12.0 contains a fix. Users are advised to rotate the agent tokens. After upgrading to version v0.12.0 or later, it's recommended that users of distribution packages review the configuration stored in `/etc/synthetic-monitoring/synthetic-monitoring-agent.conf`, specifically the `API_TOKEN` variable which has been renamed to `SM_AGENT_API_TOKEN`. As a workaround for previous versions, it's recommended that users review the agent settings and set the HTTP listening address in a manner that limits the exposure, for example, localhost or a non-routed network, by using the command line parameter `-listen-address`, e.g. `-listen-address localhost:4050`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00518 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed synthetic-monitoring-agent (grafana): 0.12.0github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/cmd/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go): 0.12.0+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Grafanasynthetic-monitoring-agentbefore 0.12.00.12.0Patch availableCNA
—github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/cmd/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go)before 0.12.00.12.0Patch availableGHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8
—github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go)before 0.12.00.12.0Patch availableGHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8
  • synthetic-monitoring-agent VendorGrafana Affected before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/cmd/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8
  • github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:synthetic_monitoring_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.12.0VulnerableGrafana
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:synthetic_monitoring_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·Grafana

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA synthetic-monitoring-agent (grafana) Fixed in 0.12.0
  • Fix · GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8 github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/cmd/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go) Fixed in 0.12.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8 github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent (Go) Fixed in 0.12.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8

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