CVE-2026-11769
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
13/06/2026
Last modified:
23/07/2026
Description
We have released version 5.24.0 of the Grafana Operator. This patch includes a MEDIUM severity security fix for a path traversal/privilege escalation vulnerability in the Grafana Operator.<br />
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### Summary<br />
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The Grafana Operator supports loading dashboards & library panels using the jsonnet data templating language. The jsonnet expression is evaluated in the context of the operator manager pod.<br />
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### Impact<br />
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It is possible for a malicious user who can create Dashboard or LibraryPanel resources for a Grafana instance to obtain the Kubernetes service account token of the Grafana Operator manager.<br />
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### Affected versions<br />
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All Grafana Operator versions
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.40
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
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| cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.24.0 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



