{"id":"CVE-2026-72898","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-72898","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T03:54:45.356Z","title":"Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability","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.","published":"2026-08-10T18:18:53.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-12T15:18:30.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":10,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS: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"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["metabase/metabase"],"epss":{"score":0.98552,"percentile":0.99922,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.19048,"percentile":0.97213},{"date":"2026-10-15","score":0.97335,"percentile":0.99898},{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.98552,"percentile":0.99922}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-08-11","dueDate":"2026-08-14","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","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.\nhttps://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"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.97335,"from":0.19048,"percentile":0.99898},"summary":"EPSS moved from 19.0% to 97.3% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.19048,"from":0.94217,"percentile":0.97213},"summary":"EPSS moved from 94.2% to 19.0% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7j8-wcjf","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725"},{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-222-01.json","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72898","tags":["VDB Entry"],"source":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725"},{"url":"https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-72898","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72898","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}