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CVE-2026-72898

Metabase•CRITICAL · CVSS 10• In the wild In CISA KEV

What is CVE-2026-72898?

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.

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

SeverityCRITICAL

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS98% · P100

Triage statusActive Exploit

ActionPatch immediately

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

CWECWE-89

NVD published2026-08-10

NVD last modified2026-08-12

Timeline

2026-08-10Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-08-11Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
2026-08-12NVD record last updated
2026-08-14CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability

Added to KEV2026-08-11

Federal patch deadline2026-08-14

Known ransomware useUnknown

Affected product

Metabase

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Metabase Metabase as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of September 2026 (September 7 – 13)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 5 of August 2026 (August 31 – September 6)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 4 of August 2026 (August 24 – 30)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 3 of August 2026 (August 17 – 23)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 2 of August 2026 (August 10 – 16)

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