CVE-2026-72899: Metabase SQL injection via public card or dashboard

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-08-26
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Metabase allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary SQL via a publicly shared card or dashboard that exposes a field-filter (dimension) parameter.

Affected products

metabase: from x.58.0 before x.58.24; from x.59.0 before x.59.21; from x.60.0 before x.60.17; from x.61.0 before x.61.11; from x.62.0 before x.62.9; from x.63.0 before x.63.5 — fixed in x.58.24, x.59.21, x.60.17, x.61.11, x.62.9, x.63.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: metabase x.58.24, x.59.21, x.60.17, x.61.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-r8h2-qpfx-mx59
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-222-01.json
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72899

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