# CVE-2021-43798: Grafana path traversal

> CVE-2021-43798: Grafana path traversal. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-43798
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:24Z

- Published: 2021-12-07 18:25 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 88.5%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-10-09, federal due date 2025-10-30, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-22

## 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.

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- grafana: grafana

## Tracked companies

- [Grafana Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/grafana-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43798)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html)
- [https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce)
- [https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p)
- [https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/](https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/)
- [https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-43798 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-43798.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2021-43798 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:20.789Z