Grafana vulnerable to authenticated users bypassing dashboard, folder permissions
A security vulnerability in the /apis/dashboard.grafana.app/* endpoints allows authenticated users to bypass dashboard and folder permissions. The vulnerability affects all API versions (v0alpha1, v1alpha1, v2alpha1). Impact: - Viewers can view all dashboards/folders regardless of permissions - Editors can view/edit/delete all dashboards/folders regardless of permissions - Editors can create dashboards in any folder regardless of permissions - Anonymous users with viewer/editor roles are similarly affected Organization isolation boundaries remain intact. The vulnerability only affects dashboard access and does not grant access to datasources.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-3260US | —OT elevated | — | ||
A security vulnerability in the /apis/dashboard.grafana.app/* endpoints allows authenticated users to bypass dashboard and folder permissions. The vulnerability affects all API ver… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/grafana/grafanaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/be8d153dc33734caba4f617ff571d18253e68fa0/CHANGELOG.md#1161-2025-04-23WEB
- https://grafana.com/blog/2025/04/22/grafana-security-release-medium-and-high-severity-fixes-for-cve-2025-3260-cve-2025-2703-cve-2025-3454WEB
- https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/CVE-2025-3260WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3260ADVISORY
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