CVE-2026-33376
grafana: Grafana Auth Proxy: Unauthorized access due to incorrect IPv6 allow-list default
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 14, 2026
Updated · October 9, 2026
Description
A flaw in Grafana's Auth Proxy IPv6 allow-list incorrectly defaults to a broad /32 subnet mask instead of a strict /128. This misconfiguration allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data manipulation.
Statement
A flaw in Grafana's Auth Proxy IPv6 allow-list defaults to an overly broad /32 mask, potentially allowing unauthorized access. This strictly affects Auth Proxy deployments using IPv6 allow-lists; other authentication methods are unaffected. This has been rated moderate since auth proxy authentication is not enabled by default on grafana shipped on RHEL.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, explicitly specify the intended IPv6 address mask—typically /128 for a single host—within the Grafana Auth Proxy allow-list configuration. This overrides the incorrect default /32 mask, ensuring that network access restrictions are applied strictly as intended. For RHEL: Update the whitelist directive under the [auth.proxy] section in /etc/grafana/grafana.ini. For example, if ::1 is the desired address, configure it explicitly as ::1/128. A restart of the Grafana service (systemctl restart grafana-server) is required for the changes to take effect.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-183 · Permissive List of Allowed Inputs