Grafana RCE via Unsafe Plugin Archive Extraction (CVE-2026-15815)
CVE-2026-15815 Published on September 17, 2026

CVE-2026-15815 CVE Record
Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise did not safely resolve symbolic links when extracting plugin archives. A crafted plugin archive can chain relative symbolic link entries to escape the plugin installation directory, writing arbitrary files and an executable backend binary outside that directory. The dropped executable runs with the privileges of the Grafana server process, resulting in remote code execution. Plugin archives are extracted before their signature is verified, so a valid plugin signature does not prevent the write. An operator can therefore be affected by installing a plugin that appears legitimate, as well as by installing a plugin from an arbitrary archive using grafana-cli, the GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS environment variable, or preinstall configuration. Grafana Enterprise is affected because it includes the same plugin extraction code as Grafana OSS.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Types

What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?

The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CVE-2026-15815 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.

What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVE-2026-15815 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2026-15815 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-15815

Want to know whenever a new CVE is published for Grafana Labs Grafana? stack.watch will email you.

Grafana Labs Grafana
 

Affected Versions

Grafana OSS: Grafana Enterprise: