CVE-2026-16491

CVE-2026-16491 CVE Record

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Grafana’s RBAC service ignored the requested folder when checking whether a user was a folder administrator for deleted dashboard listings. A user with dashboard permission-management rights on any folder could therefore be treated as an administrator of every folder.

This could expose deleted dashboard items from folders where the user lacked administrative access. The fix requires permission on the specified folder, an ancestor, or a wildcard scope.

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’s RBAC service ignored the requested folder when checking whether a user was a folder administrator for deleted dashboard listings. A user with dashboard permission-management rights on any folder could therefore be treated as an administrator of every folder. This could expose deleted dashboard items from folders where the user lacked administrative access. The fix requires permission on the specified folder, an ancestor, or a wildcard scope.
Title CVE-2026-16491 CVE Record
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GRAFANA
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 5:45 PM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2026, 4:02 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 6:17 PM