CVE-2026-86116
mediumMetabase versions before 0.63.1 fail to enforce data analyst permission checks on glossary API endpoints, allowing any authenticated user to create, modify, an…
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.
CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-05 10:16
Modified: 2026-09-24 20:43
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/metabase.md disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/blob/v0.62.1/src/metabase/glossary/api.clj disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/0a0589299cfd disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.63.1 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/metabase-before-0.63.1-missing-function-level-authori... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗