CVE-2026-33380 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-33380
Vulnerability Scoring

6.3
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2026-33380 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-33380 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕢 16 Jun 2026, 19:33 UTC
Originally published on: 🕗 13 May 2026, 20:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 33 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

security@grafana.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2026-33380 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-33380: A vulnerability in SQL Expressions allows an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the Grafana server's filesystem. Only instances with the sqlExpressions feature toggle enabled are vulnerable.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-33380

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-33380 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-33380

This vulnerability, CVE-2026-33380, requires a high level of attack complexity and low privileges, making it difficult but not impossible to exploit. Organizations should ensure robust security configurations to mitigate risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-33380, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-33380, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2026-33380 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-33380 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-33380 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-33380 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-552

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Collect Data from Common Resource Locations CAPEC-150 An adversary exploits well-known locations for resources for the purposes of undermining the security of the target. In many, if not most systems, files and resources are organized in a default tree structure. This can be useful for adversaries because they often know where to look for resources or files that are necessary for attacks. Even when the precise location of a targeted resource may not be known, naming conventions may indicate a small area of the target machine's file tree where the resources are typically located. For example, configuration files are normally stored in the /etc director on Unix systems. Adversaries can take advantage of this to commit other types of attacks.
  • Probe System Files CAPEC-639 An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to improperly protected files. If an application stores sensitive information in a file that is not protected by proper access control, then an adversary can access the file and search for sensitive information.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.0:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.2:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.3:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.4:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.4:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.5:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.5:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.6:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.6:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.7:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.7:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.8:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.8:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.9:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.10:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.11:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.11:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.11:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.11:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.12:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.12:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.13:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:11.6.13:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.3:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.4:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.5:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.5:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.2.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.1:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:security01:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.2:security01:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.3:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.3:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.1:-:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.2:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:12.4.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:13.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:13.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:13.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:13.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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