CVE-2026-27878

Tempo TraceQL query with exemplar hint could result in unbounded memory usage

Medium · published June 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00411 · 34.2th percentile
Published
2026-06-19T19:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 19:02Z
    Tempo TraceQL query with exemplar hint could result in unbounded memory usage
    cvelistv5