CVE-2025-3580 Missing authorization in Grafana
Organization administrators can delete Server administrator accounts, potentially causing complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-3580?
CVE-2025-3580 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Grafana, published on 23 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An access control vulnerability was discovered in Grafana OSS where an Organization administrator could permanently delete the Server administrator account. This vulnerability exists in the DELETE /api/org/users/ endpoint.
The vulnerability can be exploited when:
1. An Organization administrator exists
2. The Server administrator is either:
- Not part of any organization, or - Part of the same organization as the Organization administrator Impact:
- Organization administrators can permanently delete Server administrator accounts
- If the only Server administrator is deleted, the Grafana instance becomes unmanageable
- No super-user permissions remain in the system
- Affects all users, organizations, and teams managed in the instance
The vulnerability is particularly serious as it can lead to a complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3580?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including grafana.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
grafana Bitnami | From 10.4.18 | 10.4.19, 11.2.10, 11.3.7, 11.4.5, 11.5.5, 11.6.2, 12.0.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-3580?
Upgrade grafana to a fixed version for your release line: 10.4.19, 11.2.10, 11.3.7 or 11.4.5.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-3580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-grafana-2025-3580, GHSA-gcjf-8x3p-64v2, MINI-9fwr-vwr2-rm9w, MINI-rw62-gxfh-ppvf, MINI-vwv6-2m9r-m47p, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3580.