What is CVE-2026-81842?

CVE-2026-81842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-81842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Grafana Enterprise

CVE-2026-81842

An authenticated user with edit permission on one folder can move a library panel into another folder where they only have view permission, through the library elements API or the equivalent App Platform resource. The update path did not check library panel create permission on the destination folder (incorrect authorization). No data from the destination folder is disclosed, and existing content there cannot be changed.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-09-29 · last modified 2026-09-30.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-81842 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81842?: CVE-2026-81842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-81842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.