Vulnerability
CVE-2026-72898
Metabase: unauthenticated SQL injection leading to administrator access
Most severe levelDEFCON 4 · Moderate risk
Official data
- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-89
- EPSS
- 98.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 11 August 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 5 November 2026.
Timeline
- 10 August 2026Published on NVD
- 11 August 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 12 August 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
In DefenceLevel briefings3 days
- 14 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
- 11 September 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
- 12 August 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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