CVE-2026-63087: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in grafana-cold-storage oncall
Grafana OnCall versions up to 1.16.11 contain a critical unauthenticated access vulnerability. Attackers can obtain a valid PluginAuthToken by exploiting hardcoded default stack_id and org_id values in the public source. This token allows authentication to internal API endpoints, enabling creation of arbitrary admin users, revocation of legitimate tokens, and redirection of API calls to attacker-controlled hosts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-63087 is a critical vulnerability in Grafana OnCall (grafana-cold-storage) through version 1.16.11. It arises from missing authentication on a critical internal plugin install endpoint. The endpoint uses hardcoded default stack_id and org_id values visible in the public source tree, allowing remote attackers to send unauthenticated POST requests to obtain a valid PluginAuthToken. With this token, attackers can authenticate to all internal API endpoints, create arbitrary admin users via the user-context header bootstrap path, revoke legitimate plugin tokens, and redirect OnCall-to-Grafana API calls by overwriting organization configuration such as grafana_url and api_token. This vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to fully compromise the Grafana OnCall internal API, including creating admin users, revoking legitimate tokens, and redirecting API calls to attacker-controlled hosts. This leads to complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system's internal API functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict network access to the internal plugin install endpoint and monitor for suspicious POST requests targeting this endpoint. Avoid using default or hardcoded stack_id and org_id values in production deployments.
CVE-2026-63087: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in grafana-cold-storage oncall
Description
Grafana OnCall versions up to 1.16.11 contain a critical unauthenticated access vulnerability. Attackers can obtain a valid PluginAuthToken by exploiting hardcoded default stack_id and org_id values in the public source. This token allows authentication to internal API endpoints, enabling creation of arbitrary admin users, revocation of legitimate tokens, and redirection of API calls to attacker-controlled hosts.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.3critical
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-63087 is a critical vulnerability in Grafana OnCall (grafana-cold-storage) through version 1.16.11. It arises from missing authentication on a critical internal plugin install endpoint. The endpoint uses hardcoded default stack_id and org_id values visible in the public source tree, allowing remote attackers to send unauthenticated POST requests to obtain a valid PluginAuthToken. With this token, attackers can authenticate to all internal API endpoints, create arbitrary admin users via the user-context header bootstrap path, revoke legitimate plugin tokens, and redirect OnCall-to-Grafana API calls by overwriting organization configuration such as grafana_url and api_token. This vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to fully compromise the Grafana OnCall internal API, including creating admin users, revoking legitimate tokens, and redirecting API calls to attacker-controlled hosts. This leads to complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system's internal API functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict network access to the internal plugin install endpoint and monitor for suspicious POST requests targeting this endpoint. Avoid using default or hardcoded stack_id and org_id values in production deployments.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-15T15:45:44.600Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5907d068715ace4356cd1d
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 16:33:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 16:47:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/17/2026, 00:52:33 UTC
Views: 11
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