CVE-2026-33725CWE-502

Metabase vulnerable to RCE and Arbitrary File Read via H2 JDBC INIT Injection in EE Serialization Import

High · published March 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Metabase is an open source business intelligence and embedded analytics tool. In Metabase Enterprise prior to versions 1.54.22, 1.55.22, 1.56.22, 1.57.16, 1.58.10, and 1.59.4, authenticated admins on Metabase Enterprise Edition can achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) and Arbitrary File Read via the `POST /api/ee/serialization/import` endpoint. A crafted serialization archive injects an `INIT` property into the H2 JDBC spec, which can execute arbitrary SQL during a database sync. We confirmed this was possible on Metabase Cloud. This only affects Metabase Enterprise. Metabase OSS lacks the affected codepaths. All versions of Metabase Enterprise that have serialization, which dates back to at least version 1.47, are affected. Metabase Enterprise versions 1.54.22, 1.55.22, 1.56.22, 1.57.16, 1.58.10, and 1.59.4 patch the issue. As a workaround, disable the serialization import endpoint in their Metabase instance to prevent access to the vulnerable codepaths.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00777 · 55.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2026-03-27T00:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAR 00:19Z
    Metabase vulnerable to RCE and Arbitrary File Read via H2 JDBC INIT Injection in EE Serialization Import
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