CVE-2026-21723 Record
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
The alertmanager templates test endpoint (/api/alertmanager/grafana/config/api/v1/templates/test) can execute templates with no memory limits. Mass-executing templates in a short period causes OOM and crashes the Grafana service. The endpoint requires very low privileges and is exploitable with anonymous access enabled.
Why it matters now
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 OSS | 8.0.0 – 11.0.0; 11.0.0 – 11.6.10; 12.0.0 – 12.0.9; 12.1.0 – 12.1.6; 12.2.0 – 12.2.4; 12.3.0 – 12.3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Grafana OSS VendorGrafana Affected 8.0.0 – 11.0.0; 11.0.0 – 11.6.10; 12.0.0 – 12.0.9; 12.1.0 – 12.1.6; 12.2.0 – 12.2.4; 12.3.0 – 12.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:65157 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images grafana12.4-12.4.10-0.1.hum1@aarch64, grafana12.4-12.4.10-0.1.hum1@src, grafana12.4-12.4.10-0.1.hum1@x86_64
- RHSA-2026:63165 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images grafana13.1-13.1.3-0.5.hum1@aarch64, grafana13.1-13.1.3-0.5.hum1@src, grafana13.1-13.1.3-0.5.hum1@x86_64
- RHSA-2026:63164 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images grafana13.2-13.2.1-0.1.hum1@aarch64, grafana13.2-13.2.1-0.1.hum1@src, grafana13.2-13.2.1-0.1.hum1@x86_64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Multicluster Global Hub | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63164, RHSA-2026:63165, RHSA-2026:65157 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcrm-48rh-35pj
References
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- TI-2023-02931 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Grafana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10491 The avatar feature in Grafana 3.0.1 through 7.0.1 has an SSRF Incorrect Access Control… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2025-03662 Open redirect in Grafana CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-21723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcrm-48rh-35pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-21723 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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