CVE-2021-39226: Grafana Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Grafana contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated and unauthenticated users to view and delete all snapshot data, potentially resulting in complete snapshot data loss.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An authentication bypass vulnerability allows users to view and delete all snapshot data, risking complete data loss.
- Who is affected
- Users of Grafana with access to snapshot data.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Upgrade to the latest version of Grafana to fix the authentication bypass.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39226
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-39226Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-39226 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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