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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-21721

The dashboard permissions API does not verify the target dashboard scope and only checks the dashboards.permissions:* action.

Published Jan 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 20, 2026 · The dashboard permissions API

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21721. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of The dashboard permissions API is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The dashboard permissions API).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.72%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe grafana/grafana

The dashboard permissions API does not verify the target dashboard scope and only checks the dashboards.permissions:* action. As a result, a user who has permission management rights on one dashboard can read and modify permissions on other dashboards. This is an organization‑internal privilege escalation.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe grafana/grafana11.6.9
  • cpe grafana/grafana12.0.8
  • cpe grafana/grafana< 11.6.9
  • cpe grafana/grafana< 12.0.8
  • cpe grafana/grafana< 12.1.5
  • cpe grafana/grafana< 12.2.3

How to fix CVE-2026-21721

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21721. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of The dashboard permissions API is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 11.6.9, 12.0.8, < 11.6.9, < 12.0.8, < 12.1.5, < 12.2.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key; CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Grafana security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 27, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    The dashboard permissions API does not verify the target dashboard scope and only checks the dashboards.permissions:* action. As a result, a user who has permission management rights on one dashboard can read and modify permissions on other dashboards. This is an organization‑internal privilege escalation.

  2. Jul 20, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    The dashboard permissions API does not verify the target dashboard scope and only checks the dashboards.permissions:* action. As a result, a user who has permission management rights on one dashboard can read and modify permissions on other dashboards. This is an organization‑internal privilege escalation.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21721

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2026-21721

    The dashboard permissions API does not verify the target dashboard scope and only checks the dashboards.permissions:* action. As a result, a user who has permission management rights on one dashboard can read and modify permissions on other dashboards. This is an organization‑internal privilege escalation.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 2, 2026