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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-43798
Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 10, 2025, 12:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Grafana contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow access to local files.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/07/grafana-8.3.1-8.2.7-8.1.8-and-8.0.7-released-with-high-severity-security-fix/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43798 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Grafana grafana
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Grafana, allowing access to local files.
  • Upgrade Grafana to version 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, 8.3.1, or later.
  • Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-43798 has a 157 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-43798.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Patch Vendor Advisory
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Patch Vendor Advisory
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43798 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43798 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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intercladire/Awesome-POC

None

Updated: 6 days, 20 hours ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2025, 7:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 250 different CVEs too.
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Andromeda254/cve

list of cve from 2001 to 2024

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Bhanunamikaze/VaktScan

An high-performance security scanner designed for comprehensive vulnerability assessment of monitoring and logging infrastructure stacks with concurrent processing and extensive CVE coverage.

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2025, 11:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.
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zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.
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just-a-confused-seal/infrastructure_security

This repository was meant for introduction to learn about infrastructure security through docker

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2025, 2:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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paultheal1en/auto_pen_bench_web

None

Makefile Python Dockerfile PHP Hack CSS HTML Ruby Groovy Java

Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2025, 1:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.
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lulaide/WebTree

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Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : July 24, 2025, 3:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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sparktsao/auto-pen-bench-study

None

Makefile Python Dockerfile Shell C PHP Hack CSS HTML Ruby

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 13, 2025, 8:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.
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adarsh-404-exe/EndToEnd-Container-Threat-Detection

None

Jupyter Notebook Python

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 9, 2025, 6:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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xasyhack/offsec_oscp_2025

None

Updated: 4 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 15, 2025, 8:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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booker-de-witt/Operation_Shadow_control_Writeups

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2025, 6:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Ketan-Agarwal/OperationShadowTrace

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2025, 10:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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vinayakc24/PClub_Secretary_Recruitment_Operation_Shadow_Trace

None

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2025, 4:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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jguarX/Operation-Shadow-Trace

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2025, 1:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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AbhinavRaj24/Operation-Shadow-Trace

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 23, 2025, 5:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-43798 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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Published Date: Oct 12, 2025 (2 hours, 55 minutes ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA Adds Grafana CVE-2021-43798 to KEV

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Published Date: Oct 10, 2025 (2 days, 15 hours ago)
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Published Date: Oct 06, 2025 (6 days, 5 hours ago)
  • CybersecurityNews
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Published Date: Oct 03, 2025 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
GreyNoise Detects Coordinated Surge Exploiting Grafana Path Traversal Flaw (CVE-2021-43798)

Recently, GreyNoise observed a sudden and highly coordinated wave of exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2021-43798, a Grafana path traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file reads. The surge, ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 03, 2025 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
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Published Date: Jul 18, 2025 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43798 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Types: Patch, Third Party Advisory CVE: https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Types: Patch, Third Party Advisory GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Oct. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-10-09
    Added Due Date 2025-10-30
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4
    Added Reference https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce
    Added Reference https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
    Added Reference https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List, Patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce No Types Assigned https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p No Types Assigned https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ No Types Assigned https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:8.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:8.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.1 up to (excluding) 8.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0 up to (excluding) 8.1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.44 }} 0.07%

score

0.99987

percentile