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CVE-2021-43798

Grafana path traversal

Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 9 Oct 2025.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
7 Dec 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7
Also known as
GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

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…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GrafanaServers and applications · cpe:a:grafana:grafana
  • Version 8.3.0
  • From 8.2.0 before 8.2.7
  • From 8.1.0 before 8.1.8
  • From 8.0.1 before 8.0.7
All 7 release lines
  • Version 8.0.0-beta1
  • Version 8.0.0-beta2
  • Version 8.0.0-beta3
  • From 8.0.1 before 8.0.7
  • From 8.1.0 before 8.1.8
  • From 8.2.0 before 8.2.7
  • Version 8.3.0
GrafanaServers and applications · github:grafana/grafana
  • From 8.0.0 before 8.0.7

Known exploited

CISA name
Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability
Required 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.
Due for US agencies
30 Oct 2025
Used in ransomware
Not known

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43798
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
  • github.com https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p