Remote code execution via SQL Expressions file write
Published Mar 27, 2026 · Updated Mar 27, 2026
Arbitrary file write in affected Grafana Enterprise releases allows remote authenticated users to execute code on the host. SQL Expressions accepts attacker-controlled syntax that writes arbitrary files, enabling a Sqlyze driver overwrite or an AWS data source configuration write that leads to execution. Viewer-level query access and the sqlExpressions feature toggle are required; the consequence is full host compromise under the Grafana service context.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file write in affected Grafana Enterprise releases allows remote authenticated users to execute code on the host. SQL Expressions accepts attacker-controlled syntax that writes arbitrary files, enabling a Sqlyze driver overwrite or an AWS data source configuration write that leads to execution. Viewer-level query access and the sqlExpressions feature toggle are required; the consequence is full host compromise under the Grafana service context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27876
- Published
- Mar 27, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Grafana Labs
- Product
- Grafana Enterprise
- Classifications
- CWE-89, CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=v11.6.0 <v11.6.14
- Affected versionversion=v12.0.0 <v12.1.10
- Affected versionversion=v12.2.0 <v12.2.8
- Affected versionversion=v12.3.0 <v12.3.6
- Affected versionversion=v12.4.0 <v12.4.2
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