CVE-2026-15815

CVE-2026-15815 CVE Record

Published Sep 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise did not safely resolve symbolic links when
extracting plugin archives. A crafted plugin archive can chain relative symbolic link
entries to escape the plugin installation directory, writing arbitrary files and an
executable backend binary outside that directory. The dropped executable runs with the
privileges of the Grafana server process, resulting in remote code execution.

Plugin archives are extracted before their signature is verified, so a valid plugin
signature does not prevent the write. An operator can therefore be affected by
installing a plugin that appears legitimate, as well as by installing a plugin from an
arbitrary archive using grafana-cli, the GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS environment variable, or
preinstall configuration.

Grafana Enterprise is affected because it includes the same plugin extraction code as
Grafana OSS.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana grafana
Grafana grafana Enterprise
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana grafana
Grafana grafana Enterprise
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise did not safely resolve symbolic links when extracting plugin archives. A crafted plugin archive can chain relative symbolic link entries to escape the plugin installation directory, writing arbitrary files and an executable backend binary outside that directory. The dropped executable runs with the privileges of the Grafana server process, resulting in remote code execution. Plugin archives are extracted before their signature is verified, so a valid plugin signature does not prevent the write. An operator can therefore be affected by installing a plugin that appears legitimate, as well as by installing a plugin from an arbitrary archive using grafana-cli, the GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS environment variable, or preinstall configuration. Grafana Enterprise is affected because it includes the same plugin extraction code as Grafana OSS.
Title CVE-2026-15815 CVE Record
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GRAFANA
Published
Updated
Sep 19, 2026, 3:56 AM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2026, 11:15 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 17, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 19, 2026, 4:17 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 30, 2026, 12:39 PM