# CVE-2026-81842: Library panel can be moved into a folder without library panel create permission

> Authenticated users can move library panels to folders where they lack create permissions, bypassing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-grafana-2026-81842, GHSA-37j9-5rxj-3hwp, MINI-4jp3-3996-9xmv, MINI-5335-f8xw-57v5, MINI-5m8r-m45f-gpcp, MINI-7f3p-f5x4-g9j5, MINI-85j6-g94w-3xv8, MINI-9v6c-48pc-6948, MINI-f9p2-mpq5-wwj8, MINI-hmgg-pcvx-69xf, MINI-mp2h-4mfx-x7wg, MINI-v3vc-4643-23p7

## What is CVE-2026-81842?

CVE-2026-81842 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise, published on 29 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated user with edit permission on one folder can move a library panel into another folder where they only have view permission, through the library elements API or the equivalent App Platform resource. The update path did not check library panel create permission on the destination folder (incorrect authorization). No data from the destination folder is disclosed, and existing content there cannot be changed.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81842?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including grafana.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `grafana` | Bitnami | From 12.1.0 | 12.4.12, 13.0.10 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-81842?

Upgrade grafana to a fixed version for your release line: 12.4.12 or 13.0.10.

## Is CVE-2026-81842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-81842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-81842 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Grafana Enterprise, published on 29 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- grafana (Bitnami): affected from 12.1.0; fixed in 12.4.12, 13.0.10

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.