SQL injection in Metabase - CVE-2026-72898
Published: August 11, 2026 / Updated: August 31, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU141496
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72898
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain administrator access to the instance.
The vulnerability exists due to sql injection in the /api/session/reset_password endpoint when handling unauthenticated requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to gain administrator access to the instance.
Metabase has confirmed active exploitation of this vulnerability.
Affected software
Metabase
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72898
Install security update from vendor's website.
Metabase - addressed in versions 0.58.24, 0.59.21, 0.60.17, 0.61.11, 0.62.9, 0.63.5
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #13008 - CVE-2026-72898-metabase-sqli (Detector + root-cause analysis for CVE-2026-72898 (Metabase unauthenticated SQLi via reset_password)) (August 31, 2026)
- Exploit #13002 - CVE-Exploit-POC (CVE Exploit PoCs is a collection of proof-of-concept scripts and documentation for various CVE vulnerabilities.) (August 31, 2026)