Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-16491
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16491 | 27 Oct 202617:28 | – | circl | |
| Grafana Enterprise authorization issue vulnerability | 27 Oct 202600:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2026-16491 | 27 Oct 202617:21 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-16491 CVE-2026-16491 CVE Record | 27 Oct 202617:21 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2026-111233 | 27 Oct 202617:21 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-16491 | 27 Oct 202617:21 | – | mend | |
| CVE-2026-16491 | 27 Oct 202618:17 | – | nvd | |
| CGA-FQ9P-5PGR-92Q7 | 3 Nov 202600:44 | – | osv_cga | |
| PT-2026-126710 | 27 Oct 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2026-16491: Missing Authorization | 27 Oct 202600:00 | – | rapid7 |
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- Grafana's RBAC service ignored the requested folder when checking whether a user was a folder
administrator for deleted dashboard listings. A user with dashboard permission-management rights on any
folder could therefore be treated as an administrator of every folder. This could expose deleted dashboard
items from folders where the user lacked administrative access. The fix requires permission on the
specified folder, an ancestor, or a wildcard scope. (CVE-2026-16491)
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"pkgs": [
{"reference": "grafana"}
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{"reference": "grafana-mssql"},
{"reference": "grafana-mysql"},
{"reference": "grafana-opentsdb"},
{"reference": "grafana-postgres"},
{"reference": "grafana-prometheus"},
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06 Nov 2026 00:00Current
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CVSS 3.16.5
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