VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-27878

A TraceQL query in Grafana Tempo with a large exemplars hint value can cause the Tempo instance to allocate an excessive amount of memory, resulting in an out-of-memory crash.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A TraceQL query in Grafana Tempo with a large exemplars hint value can cause the Tempo instance to allocate an excessive amount of memory, resulting in an out-of-memory crash. This could allow an authenticated user to trigger a denial of service against the Tempo service.

CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-400
Affected: grafana/tempo
Source: security@grafana.com

References

https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-27878Broken Link

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.