CVE-2026-46481
OpenMetadata <= 1.12.3 leaks cleartext DB password and ingestion bot JWT via TEST_CONNECTION.
Is CVE-2026-46481 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-46481 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-46481?
CVE-2026-46481 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-46481?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-46481. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-46481 affect?
CVE-2026-46481 affects OpenMetadata <= 1.12.3. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-46481?
Upgrade to 1.12.4 or apply patch
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Exposes cleartext DB password and ingestion bot JWT; attacker can reuse JWT to access bot-privileged APIs.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.12.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.