CVE-2021-43798
grafana
Published 7 Dec 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 9 Oct 2025, with a remediation deadline of 30 Oct 2025 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 · Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 · Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce · Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ · Vendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ · Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43798 · US Government Resource