CVE-2026-81841: CWE-862 in Grafana Grafana Enterprise
Pausing a shared (public) dashboard did not revoke its access token for the endpoints that serve frontend bootstrap data. Anyone holding the link to a paused shared dashboard could still retrieve, without authenticating, the configuration of the dashboard's data sources, including stored credentials for data sources using browser access (missing authorization). Deleting the shared dashboard does revoke the token.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise involves missing authorization controls on endpoints serving frontend bootstrap data for shared dashboards. When a shared dashboard is paused, its access token remains valid, allowing unauthenticated retrieval of sensitive configuration data including stored credentials for data sources accessed via the browser. This issue is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The token is revoked only when the shared dashboard is deleted, not when paused.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the link to a paused shared dashboard can access sensitive configuration information including stored credentials for data sources without needing to authenticate. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of credentials and potential further compromise of connected data sources. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. As a temporary mitigation, avoid pausing shared dashboards if they contain sensitive data source configurations or delete shared dashboards instead of pausing them to ensure token revocation.
CVE-2026-81841: CWE-862 in Grafana Grafana Enterprise
Description
Pausing a shared (public) dashboard did not revoke its access token for the endpoints that serve frontend bootstrap data. Anyone holding the link to a paused shared dashboard could still retrieve, without authenticating, the configuration of the dashboard's data sources, including stored credentials for data sources using browser access (missing authorization). Deleting the shared dashboard does revoke the token.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Grafana
Grafana Enterprise
Grafana
Grafana OSS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise involves missing authorization controls on endpoints serving frontend bootstrap data for shared dashboards. When a shared dashboard is paused, its access token remains valid, allowing unauthenticated retrieval of sensitive configuration data including stored credentials for data sources accessed via the browser. This issue is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The token is revoked only when the shared dashboard is deleted, not when paused.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the link to a paused shared dashboard can access sensitive configuration information including stored credentials for data sources without needing to authenticate. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of credentials and potential further compromise of connected data sources. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. As a temporary mitigation, avoid pausing shared dashboards if they contain sensitive data source configurations or delete shared dashboards instead of pausing them to ensure token revocation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GRAFANA
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T15:33:30.272Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abc21de680226ef6840064f
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 20:38:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 20:52:06 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 03:38:31 UTC
Views: 10
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