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TI-2024-08354 Aliases CVE-2024-8996GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4

Grafana Agent Flow on Windows Unquoted service path

Priority LOW 36CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Agent Flow (Grafana): 0.43.2github.com/grafana/agent (Go): 0.43.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GrafanaAgent Flowbefore 0.43.20.43.2Patch availableCNA
—github.com/grafana/agent (Go)before 0.43.30.43.3Patch availableGHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4
  • Agent Flow VendorGrafana Affected before 0.43.2 Fixed in 0.43.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/grafana/agent (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.43.3 Fixed in 0.43.3 Patch available GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.43.2VulnerableGrafana
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.43.2 Vulnerable ·Grafana
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Agent Flow (Grafana) Fixed in 0.43.2
  • Fix · GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4 github.com/grafana/agent (Go) Fixed in 0.43.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8996
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4

References

Advisory 3

Other 7

  • TI-2021-17932 Instance config inline secret exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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