CVE-2026-72898
Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 14 August 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Metabase allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary SQL via the '/reset_password' database endpoint and gain administrator access to the connected Metabase instance.
- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 98.55% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 11 August 2026 · due 14 August 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- metabase/metabase
- Source
- 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
EPSS moved from 19.0% on 24 September 2026 to 98.6% on 29 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update ; https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7j8-wcjf ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72898
References
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7j8-wcjfMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-222-01.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72898VDB Entry
- https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-updateMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-72898US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.