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CVE-2026-72898: Metabase SQL Injection Vulnerability

What it is

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.

Added August 11, 2026Due August 14, 2026CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
Metabase
Product
Metabase
Added to KEV
August 11, 2026
CISA due date
August 14, 2026
Ransomware use
Unknown

What CISA requires

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Forensic triage

Yes

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of Metabase you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before August 14, 2026 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.
  4. Until every instance is patched, block the attack at the edge: a WAF in blocking mode stops SQL injection attempts.

References

CVE-2026-72898 in the National Vulnerability Database

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The Dome's WAF runs the OWASP Core Rule Set in blocking mode and stops SQL injection attempts before they reach your application.

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.