Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-72898

Metabase

Metabase · affected before x.58.24

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
97.3%
First observed
12 Sep 2026
Last observed
14 Oct 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-72898 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Metabase. Metabase allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary SQL via the '/reset_password' database endpoint and gain administrator...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Metabase affected before x.58.24.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

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.

Metabase Affected
Metabase
Before x.58.24 Before x.59.21 Before x.60.17 Before x.61.11 Before x.62.9 Before x.63.5
Metabase Unaffected
Metabase
x.58.24 x.59.21 x.60.17 x.61.11 x.62.9 x.63.5
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Published
10 Aug 2026
Exploitation Reported
10 Aug 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nuclei_scanner

CVE References

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

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 10 Aug 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 12 Sep 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 13 Aug 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-08-10 20:20 UTC
CISA 2026-08-11 18:59 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC
Previdian Sensors 2026-09-12 18:35 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

55

Attempts observed

29

Unique attacker IPs

16

Attacker countries

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Sensors observed

CVE-2026-72898 exploitation attempts over the last 38 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 18 Oct 2026

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First observed 12 Sep 2026 · Last observed 14 Oct 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

Previdian virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

AWS WAF Cloudflare ModSecurity

Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-72898.yaml 13 Aug 2026

Virtual Patch Detail

Compensating WAF rules for this CVE.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

97.3%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks

Swati KhandelwalOct 08, 2026Data Breach / Web Security Attackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center,...

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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

All Mentions

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks

The Hacker News · 08 Oct 2026

Swati KhandelwalOct 08, 2026Data Breach / Web Security Attackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based its October 8, 2026 alert on those reports and other information. The alert names no attacker and no affected organization. JPCERT/CC called what it knows "limited and fragmentary" in the alert, translated here from Japanese. It said its account does not mean the same method was used in...

Recent mention · RecordedFuture

August 2026 CVE Landscape

RecordedFuture · 08 Sep 2026

In August 2026, Insikt Group® identified 73 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 43 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 14% decrease from last month.

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

gagaltotal/CVE-2026-72898-metabase

github · Created 2026-10-13 09:10:37 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-72898 Metabase Security Tools

amier-ge/CVE-2026-72898

github · Created 2026-10-04 18:04:10 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-72898 Metabase SQL injection lab with vulnerable and patched versions, admin session creation, CSV export, order deletion, and recovery.

34zY/CVE-2026-72898

github · Created 2026-09-14 09:54:14 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-72898 exploit

EQSTLab/CVE-2026-72898

github · Created 2026-08-27 06:51:58 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

Metabase SQLi

d-maggipinto/CVE-2026-72898-metabase-sqli

github · Created 2026-08-26 17:45:43 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

Detector + root-cause analysis for CVE-2026-72898 (Metabase unauthenticated SQLi via reset_password)

VuxNx/CVE-2026-72898

github · Created 2026-08-15 11:59:26 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

PoC for CVE-2026-72898

4minx/CVE-2026-72898

github · Created 2026-08-15 09:06:56 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-72898 PoC : Metabase Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Metabase - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 20:14 UTC

    Virtual patch available

    Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation

  2. 18:30 UTC

    Indicators of compromise added (29)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  3. 18:30 UTC

    Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  4. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  5. 04:31 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  6. 04:31 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  7. 00:00 UTC

    Added to the Previdian watchlist

    Added to the Previdian curated list for closer monitoring

  8. 18:59 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  9. 20:20 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  10. 17:55 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  11. 17:20 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-72898",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.97335,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 55, "sensors": 12 }
}