CVE-2026-72898

critical

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.

References

https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-222-01.json

https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7j8-wcjf

https://securityaffairs.com/197110/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-metabase-windows-and-cisco-secure-firewall-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.securityweek.com/metabase-patches-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/metabase-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html

https://securityaffairs.com/196874/hacking/metabase-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-exposing-admin-access-and-sensitive-data.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/framework-tally-disclose-metabase-data-theft-attacks/

https://github.com/pyshawon/CVE-Exploit-POC

https://github.com/Franc-Zar/CVE-2026-72898-safe-detection

https://github.com/ubitquity/Metabase-Setup-Endpoint-SQLi-Fix

https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-72898

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72898

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-72898

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-10

Updated: 2026-08-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4