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CVE-2023-38646

92
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-38646 is a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Metabase open source versions prior to 0.46.6.1 and Metabase Enterprise versions prior to 1.46.6.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server with the server's privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit intelligence indicates readily available exploit modules for Metasploit and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high likelihood of active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.43.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
< 1.43.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
>= 0.44.0, < 0.44.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
>= 0.45.0, < 0.45.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
>= 0.46.0, < 0.46.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metabase:metabase:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
98.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Metabase Setup Token RCE · Jul 22, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2023-38646 · Jul 29, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9868 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/174091/Metabase-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/177138/Metabase-0.46.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
github.com / metabase/metabase/issues/32552
Issue Tracking
github.com / metabase/metabase/releases/tag/v0.46.6.1
Release Notes
news.ycombinator.com / item
Issue Tracking
metabase.com / blog/security-advisory
Vendor Advisory