Description
A vulnerability in Grafana Tempo exposes the S3 SSE-C encryption key in plaintext through the /status/config endpoint, potentially allowing unauthorized users to obtain the key used to encrypt trace data stored in S3.

Thanks to william_goodfellow for reporting this vulnerability.
Published: 2026-03-26
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Confidentiality breach via exposed S3 encryption key
Action: Immediate Patch
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ffqx-q65f-36jf Grafana Tempo has Inadequate Encryption Strength
History

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:tempo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-311

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-326
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-312
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-311

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana tempo
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana tempo

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in Grafana Tempo exposes the S3 SSE-C encryption key in plaintext through the /status/config endpoint, potentially allowing unauthorized users to obtain the key used to encrypt trace data stored in S3. Thanks to william_goodfellow for reporting this vulnerability.
Title S3 SSE-C Encryption Key Exposed in Plaintext via Config Endpoint (CVE-2025-41118 Pattern)
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GRAFANA

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T19:28:35.388Z

Reserved: 2026-02-27T07:16:12.218Z

Link: CVE-2026-28377

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T13:31:05.593Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-26T22:16:28.460

Modified: 2026-03-31T19:00:15.610

Link: CVE-2026-28377

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-26T21:39:46Z

Links: CVE-2026-28377 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T07:56:13Z

Weaknesses