Grafana Enterprise Traces/Tempo prior 2.8.8 denial of service
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Grafana Enterprise Traces and Tempo. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-27878. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Grafana Enterprise Traces and Tempo. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A TraceQL query in Grafana Tempo with a large exemplars hint value can cause the Tempo instance to allocate an excessive amount of memory, resulting in an out-of-memory crash. This could allow an authenticated user to trigger a denial of service against the Tempo service.
The advisory is shared for download at grafana.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-27878 since 02/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.
Upgrading to version 2.8.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-38066). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Enterprise Traces/Tempo 2.8.8
Timeline
02/24/2026 CVE reserved06/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/19/2026 VulDB entry created
06/20/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: grafana.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-27878 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372480
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 06/19/2026 23:46Updated: 06/20/2026 04:48
Changes: 06/19/2026 23:46 (62), 06/20/2026 04:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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