CVE-2024-8986Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via embedded repository URL

Published Sep 19, 2024 · Updated Sep 19, 2024

Credential exposure in Grafana Plugin SDK for Go 0.106.0 through 0.249.0 allows attackers to recover repository credentials from plugin binaries. The build.Info path reads the origin URL from CI variables or git remote get-url origin and serializes it into buildInfoJSON linker data without removing embedded credentials. Exposure requires a credential-bearing repository URL and access to the compiled plugin binary; Grafana binaries built with the SDK are unaffected.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in Grafana Plugin SDK for Go 0.106.0 through 0.249.0 allows attackers to recover repository credentials from plugin binaries. The build.Info path reads the origin URL from CI variables or git remote get-url origin and serializes it into buildInfoJSON linker data without removing embedded credentials. Exposure requires a credential-bearing repository URL and access to the compiled plugin binary; Grafana binaries built with the SDK are unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8986
Published
Sep 19, 2024
Updated
Sep 19, 2024
Vendor
Grafana Labs
Product
Grafana Plugin SDK for Go
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.106.0 <=0.249.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Grafana Labs · Grafana Plugin SDK for Goversion=0.106.0 <=0.249.0

Published CVSS scores

9.1Grafana LabsCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:X

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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