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CVE-2026-72898

CRITICAL 10 KNOWN EXPLOITED PoC CATALOGUED DETECTION TEMPLATE ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-08-10 · Last modified 2026-08-12 · cisa-cg · NVD: Analyzed

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.

ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

Confirmed exploited in the wild — in CISA KEV since 2026-08-11. Patch or mitigate now.

Exploitation likelihood

98.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 100th percentile

● In CISA KEV (2026-08-11)● Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

10CVSS 4.0 · CRITICAL · CNA

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
  • ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

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PoC data: JSON

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Data snapshot:

Affected

Vendors Metabase

Products Metabase

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS 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

References and research data (JSON)

Unverified PoC candidates

Catalogue matches for further research. These repositories have not been validated as working exploits.

12 candidates

Additional exploitation reports

Source-specific reports, separate from CISA KEV. Repeated observations from one source are not independent confirmations.

51 more source reports

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.58.0 and < 0.58.24
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.59.0 and < 0.59.21
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.60.0 and < 0.60.17
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.61.0 and < 0.61.11
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.62.0 and < 0.62.9
MetabaseMetabase≥ 0.63.0 and < 0.63.5
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.58.0 and < 1.58.24
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.59.0 and < 1.59.21
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.60.0 and < 1.60.17
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.61.0 and < 1.61.11
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.62.0 and < 1.62.9
MetabaseMetabase≥ 1.63.0 and < 1.63.5

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 10 v4.0 · CNA Primary
    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
  • CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CRITICAL 10 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
    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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CRITICAL 10 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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