An access control vulnerability was discovered in Grafana OSS where an Organization administrator could permanently delete the Server administrator account. This vulnerability exists in the DELETE /api/org/users/ endpoint. The vulnerability can be exploited when: 1. An Organization administrator exists 2. The Server administrator is either: - Not part of any organization, or - Part of the same organization as the Organization administrator Impact: - Organization administrators can permanently delete Server administrator accounts - If the only Server administrator is deleted, the Grafana instance becomes unmanageable - No super-user permissions remain in the system - Affects all users, organizations, and teams managed in the instance The vulnerability is particularly serious as it can lead to a complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.
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Solution

Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to the latest release of Incoming Goods Suite (>= 1.2.1).


Workaround

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History

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description An access control vulnerability was discovered in Grafana OSS where an Organization administrator could permanently delete the Server administrator account. This vulnerability exists in the DELETE /api/org/users/ endpoint. The vulnerability can be exploited when: 1. An Organization administrator exists 2. The Server administrator is either: - Not part of any organization, or - Part of the same organization as the Organization administrator Impact: - Organization administrators can permanently delete Server administrator accounts - If the only Server administrator is deleted, the Grafana instance becomes unmanageable - No super-user permissions remain in the system - Affects all users, organizations, and teams managed in the instance The vulnerability is particularly serious as it can lead to a complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SICK AG

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-15T15:22:20.279Z

Reserved: 2026-01-08T09:59:06.198Z

Link: CVE-2026-22640

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-15T14:16:27.607

Modified: 2026-01-15T14:16:27.607

Link: CVE-2026-22640

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