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CVE-2026-72898

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 10.0 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
1.9/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 10: +1.50
  • Fresh EPSS: 98.81%: +0.49

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
50/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
10/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL18/100

Sources and documents

SOC Prime
Press · 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Unauthenticated Metabase SQLi: CVE-2026-72898 - SOC Prime
The Hacker News
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks - The Hacker News
Check Point Research
Press · 14 Sep 2026, 07:00 · 14th September – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research
Recorded Future
Press · 08 Sep 2026, 07:00 · August 2026 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
Recorded Future
Press · 08 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Panorama des CVE d'août 2026​​ - Recorded Future
See all 12 source documents
Forkast News
Press · 07 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Trezor’s Supply Chain Cracked Through ShipMonk’s Unpatched Metabase: 67,000 Crypto Customers Exposed - Forkast News
Rescana
Press · 06 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Trezor ShipMonk Breach Exposes 67,000 U.S. Customer Records via Metabase Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2026-72898) - Rescana
Pasquale Pillitteri
Press · 26 Aug 2026, 00:21 · Metabase flaw hands attackers admin access with no login, and it is already being exploited - Pasquale Pillitteri
SC Media
Press · 14 Aug 2026, 07:00 · CISA adds Metabase, Windows and Cisco Secure Firewall flaws to exploited vulnerabilities list - SC Media
CSO Online
Press · 11 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Metabase SQLi exploit grants attackers total access - CSO Online
wiz.io
Press · 10 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Inside the Metabase SQLi: Exploited in the Wild - wiz.io
The Hacker News
Press · 08 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in Wild Allows Admin Access Without Authentication - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 1.9 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

5

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 5 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
4minx/CVE-2026-7289890Python15 Aug 2026, 10:02
VuxNx/CVE-2026-7289820Shell15 Aug 2026, 12:07
codeb0ssx/CVE-2026-72898-PoC00—13 Aug 2026, 21:09
d-maggipinto/CVE-2026-72898-metabase-sqli00Python26 Aug 2026, 18:30
Riftweld/metabase-cve-2026-7289800Python12 Oct 2026, 07:08
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 10; EPSS 98.8%
Attention, last 30 days
1 distinct story titles; 1 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:23.054862+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
08 Aug 2026, 07:00
Published
10 Aug 2026, 17:55
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
11 Aug 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
13 Oct 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
PoCs on GitHub
5 repositories