CVE-2026-86116 Metabase before 0.63.1 Missing Function-Level Authorization on the Glossary Management API
Authenticated users can modify or delete business glossary entries in Metabase due to missing permission checks on API endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86116?
CVE-2026-86116 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in metabase, published on 5 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86116?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-86116 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86116 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvjh-3gm5-9h6f.