CVE-2026-72898 KEV
10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 19% (pctl 97)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-08-14.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 19.05% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-08-14 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2026-08-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-12 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-08-11 |
| Due | 2026-08-14 |
| Vendor / product | Metabase / Metabase |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| metabase | metabase |
References
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7j8-wcjf
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-222-01.json
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72898
- https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-72898
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