Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-103928

CVE-2026-103928

metabase metabase — Metabase: Arbitrary File Read/Write via Unsafe H2 Built-in Functions

Description · from the CVE record

Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics platform. From 1.55.0 until 1.58.16, 1.59.13, 1.60.9, and 1.61.4, native queries and actions against an H2 data source are passed through without restricting host-facing built-in functions. A user authorized to run native queries or actions can invoke FILE_READ, FILE_WRITE, CSVREAD, CSVWRITE, or LINK_SCHEMA to read or write arbitrary files on the Metabase server or link other databases. The default sample database uses H2, so the vulnerable surface is exposed by default. This issue is fixed in versions 1.58.16, 1.59.13, 1.60.9, and 1.61.4.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
metabase>= 1.55.0, < 1.58.16–CNA
metabase>= 1.59.0, < 1.59.13–CNA
metabase>= 1.60.0, < 1.60.9–CNA
metabase>= 1.61.0, < 1.61.4–CNA
metabase>= 0.55.0, < 0.58.15.3–CNA
metabase>= 0.59.0, < 0.59.12.1–CNA
metabase>= 0.60.0, < 0.60.8.1–CNA
metabase>= 0.61.0, < 0.61.3.4–CNA

Scores by source

GitHub_M (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/security/advisories/GHSA-cwxq-fmxq-jv8hrefgithub.com/metabase/metabase/commit/8fb4f0c8a22f195390b4a1d8f5c21db695ae8cc3refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/commit/a943448e90e23dbb78001ddedbb15e9c0794473crefgithub.com/metabase/metabase/commit/abf3fb8427eccefd8d46149cdebe38f3b49f964frefgithub.com/metabase/metabase/commit/ae60d1cd156d097f084af43a536b3ab60510c9a4refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/commit/e231432adcc813a75f3ca4832818bda2d9d265darefgithub.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.58.15.3refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.59.12.1refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.60.8.1refgithub.com/metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.61.3.4