Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-86116Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in metabase from metabase. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- Researcher write-up technical-description
- Glossary POST/PUT/DELETE with no authorization check technical-description
- Restrict glossary permissions (#76275) patch
- metabase v0.63.1 Release Notes release-notes
- https://github.com/metabase/metabase product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API third-party-advisory