CVE-2026-72898

Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

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.

Vendor: Metabase
Product: Metabase
CVSS 4.0: 10 (critical), scored by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725CVSS: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
CVSS 3.1: 10 (critical), scored by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2026-08-10
NVD modified: 2026-08-12
NVD status: Analyzed

CISA KEV

Date added: 2026-08-11
Due date: 2026-08-14
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: 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.

EPSS

97.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

References

github.com (Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
raw.githubusercontent.com (Third Party Advisory)
www.cve.org (VDB Entry)
www.metabase.com (Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.cisa.gov (US Government Resource)

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.