Is CVE-2026-11769 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-11769 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-11769?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 13 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

github.com/grafana/grafana-operator (Go) <= 2.0.0, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go) <= 5.23.0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.24.0; and 1 more.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-11769?

Yes. github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.24.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-11769 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-11769?

Check whether you run github.com/grafana/grafana-operator (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v3 (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v4 (Go) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-11769: Grafana Operator path traversal and privilege escalation in jsonnet evaluation

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-11769?

Yes. github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.24.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2026-11769 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-11769?

Check whether you run github.com/grafana/grafana-operator (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v3 (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v4 (Go) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-11769 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-06-13

The Grafana Operator, which automates the deployment and management of Grafana instances in Kubernetes, is vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw. An attacker with limited access to create dashboards can exploit this to steal the operator's security credentials. This could allow the attacker to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster, potentially leading to data theft or complete service disruption.

Vendors: Go, Grafana Labs.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-11769 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-11769 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-11769?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 13 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: github.com/grafana/grafana-operator (Go) <= 2.0.0, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go) <= 5.23.0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.24.0; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-11769?: Yes. github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.24.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-11769 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-11769?: Check whether you run github.com/grafana/grafana-operator (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v3 (Go), github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v4 (Go) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.24.0 or later
```
go get github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/v5@v5.24.0
```

Technical details

A path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) exists in the Grafana Operator's handling of the `jsonnetLib` field within `GrafanaDashboard` and `GrafanaLibraryPanel` resources. Because Jsonnet expressions are evaluated in the context of the operator manager pod, an attacker with permissions to create or modify these resources can use path traversal to read sensitive files. Specifically, an attacker can extract the Kubernetes service account token of the Grafana Operator manager. Since the operator often runs with high privileges to manage resources across the cluster, this allows for privilege escalation from a namespace-level administrator to a cluster-wide administrator. The issue is fixed in version 5.24.0.

Affected products

Grafana Grafana Operator <= 5.23.0
Grafana Grafana Operator <= 2.0.0

Identifiers

CVE-2026-11769
GHSA-fcw4-wwqm-m8cf
GO-2026-5355

Timeline

2026-06-16: disclosed
2026-06-19: advisory
2026-06-19: patched: Fixed in version 5.24.0

References

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