7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-86116
Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 5, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Metabase to a version that enforces data analyst permission checks on glossary API endpoints.
  • Update Metabase to version 0.63.1 or later.
  • Verify that permission checks are enforced on glossary API endpoints.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-86116 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86116.json">CVE-2026-86116</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/metabase.md
    Added Reference https://github.com/metabase/metabase
    Added Reference https://github.com/metabase/metabase/blob/v0.62.1/src/metabase/glossary/api.clj
    Added Reference https://github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/0a0589299cfd
    Added Reference https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.63.1
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/metabase-before-0.63.1-missing-function-level-authorization-on-the-glossary-management-api
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.