---
id: CVE-2026-16491
title: CVE-2026-16491 CVE Record
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Grafana
product: Grafana Enterprise
affected:
  - enterprise >= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.4
  - enterprise >= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.1
  - enterprise >= 13.0.0 <= 13.1.0
  - oss >= 13.0.0 <= 13.1.1
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T17:21:38.467Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16491'
references:
  - url: 'https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-16491'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T17:33:23.784Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `enterprise >= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.4`
- `enterprise >= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.1`
- `enterprise >= 13.0.0 <= 13.1.0`
- `oss >= 13.0.0 <= 13.1.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.