Name: CVE-2026-72898: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-72898, CWE-89, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 10, EPSS 0.97335, 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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 10 (CRITICAL)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (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/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 Base Score: 10
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Metabase	—	Upgrade Metabase to version 1.60.17.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.61.11.Upgrade Metabase to version 1.62.9.Upgrade Metabase to version 1.63.5.Upgrade Metabase to the latest versionUpgrade Metabase to version 1.59.21.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.63.5.Upgrade Metabase to version 1.58.24.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.62.9.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.60.17.Upgrade Metabase to version 1.61.11.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.58.24.Upgrade Metabase to version 0.59.21.	Aug 24, 2026	Aug 10, 2026

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CVSS Details

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