Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metabase | Metabase | x.58.0 – < x.58.24, x.59.0 – < x.59.21, x.60.0 – < x.60.17, x.61.0 – < x.61.11, x.62.0 – < x.62.9, x.63.0 – < x.63.5 | x.58.24 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 12 repositories · most starred shown
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EQSTLab/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 22 · Aug 27, 2026
Metabase SQLi
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4minx/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 11 · Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72898 PoC : Metabase Unauthenticated SQL Injection
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ashrafzaryouh/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 8 · Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-72898
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VuxNx/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 2 · Aug 15, 2026
PoC for CVE-2026-72898
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ubitquity/Metabase-Setup-Endpoint-SQLi-Fix ★ 1 · Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72898-Metabase-SQLi-Fix
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Riftweld/metabase-cve-2026-72898 ★ 0 · Oct 12, 2026
Independent reconstruction, lab validation, and PoC for CVE-2026-72898 — Metabase unauthenticated SQLi (patched in 0.63.5)
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amier-ge/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 0 · Oct 4, 2026
CVE-2026-72898 Metabase SQL injection lab with vulnerable and patched versions, admin session creation, CSV export, order deletion, and recovery.
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34zY/CVE-2026-72898 ★ 0 · Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-72898 exploit
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d-maggipinto/CVE-2026-72898-metabase-sqli ★ 0 · Aug 26, 2026
Detector + root-cause analysis for CVE-2026-72898 (Metabase unauthenticated SQLi via reset_password)
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Franc-Zar/CVE-2026-72898-safe-detection ★ 0 · Aug 16, 2026
Simple script to achieve safe and non-desruptive active detection of CVE-2026-72898 (SQLi in Metabase)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Metabase - Unauthenticated SQL Injection http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-72898.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2715 Metabase: Schwachstelle ermöglicht SQL-Injection und Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 10, 2026
- VA-26-222-01 Metabase SQL injection CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 10, 2026