Inside the Metabase SQLi: Exploited in the Wild

CVE-2026-72898 is a critical SQL injection flaw (CWE-89, CVSS 4.0 score of 10) in Metabase, a widely used open-source business intelligence platform. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send crafted input to the '/reset_password' database endpoint to inject arbitrary SQL into the underlying database. Successful exploitation grants the attacker administrator access to the connected Metabase instance, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts rated high in the CVSS 4.0 vector. Any organization running an affected Metabase instance, particularly one exposed to the internet, is at risk. The flaw is a zero-day being exploited in the wild, was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-08-11, and carries a 94.2% EPSS probability of exploitation within 30 days (100th percentile).

Do: Upgrade promptly to the fixed Metabase release identified in the vendor's security advisory (no version numbers were provided in the available data), as the flaw is being exploited in the wild and is on CISA's KEV list under BOD 26-04. Until patched, restrict internet access to Metabase and limit reachability of the '/reset_password' endpoint to trusted networks. Hunt for compromise by reviewing access logs for anomalous requests to the reset-password endpoint and checking for unexpected administrator accounts or changed admin credentials.