{
  "id": "CVE-2021-43798",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2021-43798",
  "published": "2021-12-07T19:15:07.633Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:11:27.540Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "github.com",
  "epss": 0.88503,
  "epss_percentile": 0.9977,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2025-10-09",
    "due": "2025-10-30",
    "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.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/07/grafana-8.3.1-8.2.7-8.1.8-and-8.0.7-released-with-high-severity-security-fix/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "grafana"
  ],
  "products": [
    "grafana"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43798",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}