What it is
CVE-2026-72898 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Metabase Metabase. Metabase allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary SQL via the '/reset_password' database endpoint and gain...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2026-72898
Metabase
metabase / Metabase · affected before x.58.24
- Severity
- CVSS 10.0 · Critical
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- —
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
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Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Metabase / Metabase affected before x.58.24.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Metabase
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
Product
Affected
Status
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.58.24
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.58.24
Unaffected
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.59.21
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.59.21
Unaffected
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.60.17
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.60.17
Unaffected
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.61.11
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.61.11
Unaffected
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.62.9
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.62.9
Unaffected
Metabase
Metabase
Before x.63.5
Affected
Metabase
Metabase
x.63.5
Unaffected
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026
- Exploitation Reported
- 10 Aug 2026
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
CVE References
- url github.com · Vendor Advisory https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-m7...
- url metabase.com · Vendor Advisory https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update
- url raw.githubusercontent.com · Third-Party Advisory https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/...
- url cve.org · VDB Entry https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72898
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-08-10 20:20 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
Make the evidence actionable in scanner, SOC, and edge-control workflows.
Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v4.0
10.0
Critical
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
EPSS
—
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v4.0
10.0
Critical
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
CVSS v3.1
10.0
Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
-
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Automate this intelligence
Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2026-72898
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2026-72898",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 10.0,
"epss_score": null,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}