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TI-2026-58915 Aliases CVE-2026-86116GHSA-cvjh-3gm5-9h6f

Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Metabase versions before 0.63.1 fail to enforce data analyst permission checks on glossary API endpoints, allowing any authenticated user to create, modify, and delete glossary entries. Attackers can submit requests to POST, PUT, and DELETE glossary endpoints to tamper with instance-wide business glossary data without proper authorization.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed metabase (metabase): 0.63.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Metabasemetabase0.57.0 to before 0.63.10.63.1Patch availableCNA
  • metabase VendorMetabase Affected 0.57.0 to before 0.63.1 Fixed in 0.63.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Metabase
  • cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Metabase

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA metabase (metabase) Fixed in 0.63.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvjh-3gm5-9h6f

References

Patch 1

Other 4

  • TI-2026-51115 Metabase SQL injection via password reset endpoint KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-18109 GeoJSON URL validation can expose server files and environment variables to unauthorized users KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-20003 Metabase open source before 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise before 1.46.6.1 allow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-62552 Metabase through 0.63.18 SSRF via GeoJSON URL validation bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2022-08664 File system exposure in Metabase CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2025-05321 Metabase dom.js parseDataUri redos CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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