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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2023-38646 in the critical feed json

Metabase open source before 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise before 1.46.6.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server, a…

published 2023-07-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42445

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
99.5%
EPSS 99.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
1
Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Metabase open source before 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise before 1.46.6.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server, at the server's privilege level. Authentication is not required for exploitation. The other fixed versions are 0.45.4.1, 1.45.4.1, 0.44.7.1, 1.44.7.1, 0.43.7.2, and 1.43.7.2.

Patch / fix

  • metabase metabase 0.43.7.2, 0.44.7.1, 0.45.4.1, 0.46.6.1, 1.43.7.2, 1.44.7.1, 1.45.4.1, 1.46.6.1

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/metabase_setup_token_rce)

Exploit prediction

99.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.