CVE-2024-8996: grafana agent Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4GO-2024-3170
Published 25-09-2024Last modified 26-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8996 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in grafana agent. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 25-09-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.0Preferred score · OSV · Go (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:USourcesSingle source
High 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources3 sources · 7.3–7.8
- CVE.orgCNA7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
17%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.26% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.26%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Grafana2 products
- agent< 0.43.2
- agent flow< 0.43.2
Github.com/grafana1 product
- agent< 0.43.3
2 vendors · 3 products
References
11 links- grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8996/Vendor Advisory
- grafana.com/blog/…Vendor Advisory
- github.com/grafana/agentPACKAGE