Missing authorization in Grafana dashboard snapshots lets any user publish them
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise from 12.4.0 before 12.4.4 are affected. Missing authorization (CWE-862) lets any user, including a Viewer or a service account with no permissions, create, externally publish, and delete dashboard snapshots. The CVSS 3.1 vector rates the attack as needing low privileges (PR:L).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A user with any role, including Viewer or a service account with no permissions, can create, externally publish, and delete dashboard snapshots (missing authorization). Only Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise 12.4 are affected; earlier versions and Grafana 13 are not.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise should be updated to 12.4.4, which fixes the flaw. Versions before 12.4.0 and Grafana 13 are not listed as affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Grafana OSS (Grafana) Fixed in 12.4.4
- Fix · CNA Grafana Enterprise (Grafana) Fixed in 12.4.4
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33379
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-7xj4-3q34-wrv3
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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- TI-2021-16611 Snapshot authentication bypass in grafana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19604 Grafana path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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
- 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-2026-33379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xj4-3q34-wrv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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