CVE-2026-72898 Metabase Metabase: database injection
In plain words: Text typed into the app ends up changing the database query behind it. Reading, changing or stealing data from the database.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Aug 14, 2026
What to do
- Install Metabase's security update for Metabase. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Metabase Metabase
- CISA description
- Metabase contains a SQL Injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary SQL into the Metabase application database, which can give them administrator access to the instance. From there, the attacker could change the application configuration, steal stored credentials for the connected databases, read any data accessible through those connections, and export data.
- Type of flaw
- Database injection (CWE-89)
- Confirmed exploited
- Aug 11, 2026
- US federal patch deadline
- Aug 14, 2026
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Questions about CVE-2026-72898
Is CVE-2026-72898 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-72898 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug 11, 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72898?
Install Metabase's security update for Metabase. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-72898?
Only if you use Metabase Metabase. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.