Used in attacks· fix by 2025-10-30Not scored yet

Grafana Labs Grafana

CVE-2021-43798

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

What this means for your business

  • It affects Grafana Labs Grafana. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 9 October 2025.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 89% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 99% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Grafana Labs Grafana.
  2. 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
  3. 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 30 October 2025. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
  4. 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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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.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

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Dates

Published
2025-10-09
Added to KEV
2025-10-09
Remediation due
2025-10-30
Sources
CISA KEV