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CVE-2026-21720
HIGH7.5
Description
Every uncached /avatar/:hash request spawns a goroutine that refreshes the Gravatar image. If the refresh sits in the 10-slot worker queue longer than three seconds, the handler times out and stops listening for the result, so that goroutine blocks forever trying to send on an unbuffered channel. Sustained traffic with random hashes keeps tripping this timeout, so goroutine count grows linearly, eventually exhausting memory and causing Grafana to crash on some systems.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score7.5
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published1/27/2026
Last Modified2/17/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
grafana:grafana
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-400CWE-703
References
https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/CVE-2026-21720(security@grafana.com)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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