The snapshot feature in Grafana 6.7.3 through 7.4.1 can allow an unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a Denial of Service via a remote API call if a commonly used configuration is set.
CVE-2021-27358
Score elevated to 8.9 because EPSS predicts 83% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.9(high)
- EG Risk
- 78(Track)EG Risk 78/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity89% × 45%Exploitation83% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 83%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 18, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#742-2021-02-17
- cve@mitrehttps://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-4-2/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0007/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#742-2021-02-17
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-4-2/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0007/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-27358(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | grafana-0:7.5.9-4.el8 | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/grafana/grafana | — | 7.4.2 | — |
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-20 22:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 06:55 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-08-05 02:10 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-23 01:59 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.40
- 2026-07-22 22:46 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.50
- 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-18 23:59 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-02 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 06:48 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-16 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-13 11:13 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-11 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-26 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-26 19:37 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-27358.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2021
Grafana Unauthenticated Snapshot Creation
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- CVE-2001-0825EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2001-1009EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2001-0554EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-1162EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0414EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
- CVE-2001-0191EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2001-0301EG 10.0EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2001-0197EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0233EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0010EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
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