{"id":"CVE-2021-39226","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-39226","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T14:01:54.399Z","title":"Grafana Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","description":"Grafana is an open source data visualization platform. In affected versions unauthenticated and authenticated users are able to view the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal paths: /dashboard/snapshot/:key, or /api/snapshots/:key. If the snapshot \"public_mode\" configuration setting is set to true (vs default of false), unauthenticated users are able to delete the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal path: /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey. Regardless of the snapshot \"public_mode\" setting, authenticated users are able to delete the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal paths: /api/snapshots/:key, or /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey. The combination of deletion and viewing enables a complete walk through all snapshot data while resulting in complete snapshot data loss. This issue has been resolved in versions 8.1.6 and 7.5.11. If for some reason you cannot upgrade you can use a reverse proxy or similar to block access to the literal paths: /api/snapshots/:key, /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey, /dashboard/snapshot/:key, and /api/snapshots/:key. They have no normal function and can be disabled without side effects.","published":"2021-10-05T18:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:03:21.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-287","CWE-862"],"affected":["grafana/grafana","fedoraproject/fedora"],"epss":{"score":0.99933,"percentile":0.9997,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-08-25","dueDate":"2022-09-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://grafana.com/blog/2021/10/05/grafana-7.5.11-and-8.1.6-released-with-critical-security-fix/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39226"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/4","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/2d456a6375855364d098ede379438bf7f0667269","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-69j6-29vr-p3j9","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-5-11/","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-6/","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCKBFUSY6V4VU5AQUYWKISREZX5NLQJT/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E6ANHRDBXQT6TURLP2THM26ZPDINFBEG/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0008/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/4","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/2d456a6375855364d098ede379438bf7f0667269","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-69j6-29vr-p3j9","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-5-11/","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-6/","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCKBFUSY6V4VU5AQUYWKISREZX5NLQJT/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E6ANHRDBXQT6TURLP2THM26ZPDINFBEG/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0008/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-39226","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39226","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}