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CVE-2026-27876: RCE on Grafana via sqlExpressions

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 80.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Grafana Grafana 11.6.14, 12.1.10, 12.2.8.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Grafana Grafana 11.6.14, 12.1.10, 12.2.8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A chained attack via SQL Expressions and a Grafana Enterprise plugin can lead to a remote arbitrary code execution impact (RCE). This is enabled by a feature in Grafana (OSS), so all users are always recommended to update to avoid future attack vectors going this path. Only instances with the sqlExpressions feature toggle enabled are vulnerable. Only instances in the following version ranges are affected: - 11.6.0 (inclusive) to 11.6.14 (exclusive): 11.6.14 has the fix. 11.5 and below are not affected. - 12.0.0 (inclusive) to 12.1.10 (exclusive): 12.1.10 has the fix. 12.0 did not receive an update, as it is end-of-life. - 12.2.0 (inclusive) to 12.2.8 (exclusive): 12.2.8 has the fix. - 12.3.0 (inclusive) to 12.3.6 (exclusive): 12.3.6 has the fix. - 12.4.0 (inclusive) to 12.4.2 (exclusive): 12.4.2 has the fix. 13.0.0 and above also have the fix: no v13 release is affected.

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 27, 2026
Updated
Nov 3, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 80th percentile

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Action score

37

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · GRAFANA
9.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
grafanagrafana

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • grafana grafanabefore 11.6.0
  • grafana grafana11.6.14 and later · before 12.0.0
  • grafana grafana12.1.10 and later · before 12.2.0
  • grafana grafana12.2.8 and later · before 12.3.0
  • grafana grafana12.3.6 and later · before 12.4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GRAFANA). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Grafana Grafana

    • 11.6.0 and later · before 11.6.14affected · semver
    • 12.0.0 and later · before 12.1.10affected · semver
    • 12.2.0 and later · before 12.2.8affected · semver
    • 12.3.0 and later · before 12.3.6affected · semver
    • 12.4.0 and later · before 12.4.2affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.23grafanafrom 11.6.14 · before 12.2.8-r012.2.8-r0
Alpine:v3.24grafanafrom 11.6.14 · before 12.4.3-r012.4.3-r0
openSUSE:Leap 16.0grafanabefore 11.6.14+security04-bp160.1.111.6.14+security04-bp160.1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgrafanabefore 11.6.14+security01-1.111.6.14+security01-1.1
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporterbefore 1.0.10-150002.3.6.11.0.10-150002.3.6.1
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15golang-github-prometheus-prometheusbefore 3.5.0-150002.3.8.13.5.0-150002.3.8.1
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15grafanabefore 11.6.14+security01-150002.4.14.111.6.14+security01-150002.4.14.1
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15prometheus-blackbox_exporterbefore 0.26.0-150002.3.6.10.26.0-150002.3.6.1
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15spacecmdbefore 5.1.13-150002.3.9.35.1.13-150002.3.9.3
SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15uyuni-toolsbefore 5.1.26-150002.3.12.15.1.26-150002.3.12.1

Same product

grafana: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-27880Mar 27, 2026 · OpenFeature evaluation API reads input data with no bounds
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-28375Mar 27, 2026 · Grafana Testdata datasource can issue unbounded memory allocations
    26Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-12141Apr 15, 2026 · Grafana Alerting Editors can edit destination of webhooks they did not create
    5Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Grafana Grafana11.6.14Vendor (CNA)
Grafana Grafana12.1.10Vendor (CNA)
Grafana Grafana12.2.8Vendor (CNA)
Grafana Grafana12.3.6Vendor (CNA)
Grafana Grafana12.4.2Vendor (CNA)
alpine:grafana12.2.8-r0 · Alpine:v3.23Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:grafana11.6.14+security01-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter1.0.10-150002.3.6.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)
suse:golang-github-prometheus-prometheus3.5.0-150002.3.8.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana11.6.14+security01-150002.4.14.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)
suse:prometheus-blackbox_exporter0.26.0-150002.3.6.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacecmd5.1.13-150002.3.9.3 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)
suse:uyuni-tools5.1.26-150002.3.12.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32026-03-30
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12026-09-05

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+2 d
  3. TodayNov 9, 2026+227 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-9264525 days apartGrafana SQL Expressions allow for remote code execution
    66This week

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2026-14199159 days apartSession takeover via Auth Proxy cache key collision
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-3337747 days apartDashboard Import Overwrites ACL — Editor Privilege Escalation to Dashboard Admin
    28Monitor

Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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