CVE-2026-86116 json
Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API
published 2026-09-05 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-71948
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- metabase metabase 0.63.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- metabase metabase
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/metabase/metabase/commit/0a0589299cfd
patch
-
github.com
/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/metabase.md
technical-description
-
github.com
/metabase/metabase/blob/v0.62.1/src/metabase/glossary/api.clj
technical-description
-
github.com
/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.63.1
release-notes
-
github.com
/metabase/metabase
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/metabase-before-0.63.1-missing-function-level-authorization-on-the-glossary-management-api
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86116
- NVD CVE-2026-86116
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