CVE-2026-81841 Paused shared dashboard access tokens still expose data source configuration
Attackers can retrieve sensitive data source configurations and credentials from paused shared dashboards without authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-81841?
CVE-2026-81841 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise, published on 29 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pausing a shared (public) dashboard did not revoke its access token for the endpoints that serve frontend bootstrap data. Anyone holding the link to a paused shared dashboard could still retrieve, without authenticating, the configuration of the dashboard's data sources, including stored credentials for data sources using browser access (missing authorization). Deleting the shared dashboard does revoke the token.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81841?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including grafana.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
grafana Bitnami | From 11.6.0 | 12.4.12, 13.0.10, 13.1.7, 13.2.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-81841?
Upgrade grafana to a fixed version for your release line: 12.4.12, 13.0.10, 13.1.7 or 13.2.3.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-81841 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81841 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-grafana-2026-81841, GHSA-4jjr-w7m9-wx5q, MINI-2972-vvvm-qwfm, MINI-3p96-v356-mxp3, MINI-5rgq-6w6h-2v69, MINI-6xp5-vc8j-45w3 and 14 more.