CVE-2026-86116: Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API
Medium · CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.43%, 37th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: VulnCheck
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N · CWE-862
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
metabase: metabase
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/metabase.md (opens in new tab)
- github.com/metabase/metabase (opens in new tab)
- github.com/metabase/metabase/blob/v0.62.1/src/metabase/glossary/api.clj (opens in new tab)
- github.com/metabase/metabase/commit/0a0589299cfd (opens in new tab)
- github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.63.1 (opens in new tab)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/metabase-before-0.63.1-missing-function-level-authorizatio… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)