GHSA-cwxq-fmxq-jv8h: Metabase: Arbitrary File Read/Write via Unsafe H2 Built-in Functions

Published Oct 13, 2026
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Updated

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 FILEREAD, FILEWRITE, CSVREAD, CSVWRITE, or LINKSCHEMA 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 Software

1 affected component
Metabase Metabase>=1.55.0<1.58.16, >=1.59.0<1.59.13, >=1.60.0<1.60.9, >=1.61.0<1.61.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Metabase to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.61.4

Event History

Oct 13, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·03:44 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:44 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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