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RCE in widely used Grafana (OSS & Enterprise) via plugin install can lead to server compromise across many organizations.

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CVE-2026-15815

8.8
High
EPSS n/aSep 19, 2026

Grafana plugin extraction path traversal allows remote code execution.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-15815 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-15815 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.

How severe is CVE-2026-15815?

CVE-2026-15815 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-15815?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-15815, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-15815 affect?

CVE-2026-15815 affects Grafana OSS, Grafana Enterprise. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-15815?

Apply vendor patch when available; block/uninstall untrusted plugins; disable automated plugin installs.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Grafana OSSGrafana Enterprise
impact

Remote code execution as the Grafana server user via crafted plugin archive that escapes install dir, writes and runs an executable.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Grafana Grafana Enterprise
  • affected>= 11.6.0 and <= 11.6.17
  • affected12.0.0
  • affected12.1.0
  • affected12.2.0
  • affected12.3.0
  • affected>= 12.4.0 and <= 12.4.10
  • affected>= 13.0.0 and <= 13.0.8
  • affected>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
  • affected>= 13.2.0 and <= 13.2.1
Grafana Grafana OSS
  • affected>= 11.6.0 and <= 11.6.17
  • affected12.0.0
  • affected12.1.0
  • affected12.2.0
  • affected12.3.0
  • affected>= 12.4.0 and <= 12.4.10
  • affected>= 13.0.0 and <= 13.0.8
  • affected>= 13.1.0 and <= 13.1.5
  • affected>= 13.2.0 and <= 13.2.1

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

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