MCP server official
Risk level
medium
35/100

Grafana MCP Server ↗

Grafana MCP Server is an officially published MCP server from Grafana Labs. Anomity scores its risk at 35 out of 100 (medium). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination.

network:outbound credentials:access database:read

Analysis summary

Grafana MCP Server is an officially published MCP server from Grafana Labs. Anomity scores its risk at 35 out of 100 (medium). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination.

Grafana's official server lets an agent query dashboards, datasources, alert rules, and incidents, so an assistant investigating an outage can pull the actual metrics rather than a screenshot of them.

Declared capabilities are outbound network access, credential access, and database reads through the connected datasources. That last one is the sharp edge: Grafana is a window onto whatever it is wired to, so the effective reach of this server is the union of every datasource in the organisation, which is usually broader than the person connecting it expects. Scope by folder and datasource, and prefer viewer-level credentials for assistants.

Why this entry scored 35 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. Declared high-risk capabilities add +10 (capped at +30). It matches 1 dangerous capability combination, which contributes additional severity weight. The clamped result is 35, placing it in the medium band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40
  • 1 high-risk capability: credentials:access High
    Contribution to score: +10
  • Database exfiltration risk (high) High
    Evidence
    Database read combined with outbound network can exfiltrate production data.
    Contribution to score: +15

Capabilities

Every capability the entry declares, with the security implication of each.

  • network:outbound Outbound network
    Can make outbound network requests. Required for hosted model providers and remote APIs; also the path for data exfiltration if combined with read access.
  • credentials:access Credentials access
    Reads provider API keys, OAuth tokens, or other secrets from the host keychain or environment.
  • database:read Database read
    Reads from connected databases. Useful for query and analytics agents; risky when combined with outbound network.

Dangerous combinations matched

Capability pairings that compound into well-known attack patterns.

  • Database exfiltration risk high
    Database read combined with outbound network can exfiltrate production data.
    database:read network:outbound