Grafana alerting wrong permission on datasource rule write endpoint
Priority LOW 24CWE-653Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In Grafana, the wrong permission is applied to the alert rule write API endpoint, allowing users with permission to write external alert instances to also write alert rules.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00583 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Grafana (Grafana): 10.3.10, 10.4.9, 11.0.5 +2Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafana | Grafana | 8.5.0 to before 10.3.10; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.9; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.5; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.6; 11.2.0 to before 11.2.1 | 10.3.10, 10.4.9, 11.0.5, 11.1.6, 11.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Grafana VendorGrafana Affected 8.5.0 to before 10.3.10; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.9; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.5; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.6; 11.2.0 to before 11.2.1 Fixed in 10.3.10, 10.4.9, 11.0.5, 11.1.6, 11.2.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Grafana (Grafana) Fixed in 10.3.10, 10.4.9, 11.0.5, 11.1.6, 11.2.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8118
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j8x-8x9q-3m4r
References
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- TI-2021-16611 Snapshot authentication bypass in grafana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2024-08600 Grafana SQL Expressions allow for remote code execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2023-02931 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Grafana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2025-03662 Open redirect in Grafana CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-8118 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8118 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j8x-8x9q-3m4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-8118 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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