CVE-2026-27878 (GCVE-0-2026-27878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 19:02 – Updated: 2026-07-07 21:07
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Title
Tempo TraceQL query with exemplar hint could result in unbounded memory usage
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Grafana Enterprise Traces (GET) Affected: 2.6.1 , < 2.8.8 (semver)
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Grafana Tempo Affected: 2.6.0 , < 2.10.2 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-03-23 19:28
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