300,000 Prometheus Servers and Exporters Exposed to DoS Attacks

Security research reveals that hundreds of thousands of Prometheus servers and exporters are exposed to denial-of-service attacks due to misconfigurations. These exposed instances can be exploited by attackers to disrupt monitoring infrastructure and potentially gain unauthorized access.

Prometheus is widely used for monitoring containerized and cloud-native applications, making these exposed instances a significant security concern for organizations relying on monitoring infrastructure.

Risks

• Denial-of-service attacks against monitoring infrastructure
• Potential data exposure through misconfigured endpoints
• Compromise of monitoring data integrity