CVE-2026-88858

Server-side expression parser denial of service

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A user with the Viewer role in Grafana can crash the server by submitting a crafted server-side math expression (uncontrolled recursion). A user with permission to provision alert rules can make the outage persist across restarts.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana grafana
Grafana grafana Enterprise
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana grafana
Grafana grafana Enterprise
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Description A user with the Viewer role in Grafana can crash the server by submitting a crafted server-side math expression (uncontrolled recursion). A user with permission to provision alert rules can make the outage persist across restarts.
Title Server-side expression parser denial of service
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400
CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GRAFANA
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 5:19 PM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2026, 10:30 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 6:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM