CVE-2021-39226
Snapshot authentication bypass in grafana
Grafana Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://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
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.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 17, 2026- CISA added CVE-2021-39226 to the KEV catalog 324 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 2 Grafana Labs entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and the only one added in 2022.
- Its current EPSS score (99.9%) is higher than that of 93% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| grafana | grafana grafana | >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6 < 7.5.11 |
References
8 Links- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-69j6-29vr-p3j9
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/2d456a6375855364d098ede379438bf7f0667269
- https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-5-11/
- https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-8-1-6/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0008/
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