OpenMetadata: TEST_CONNECTION workflow leaks ingestion-bot JWT and database password to regular users
CVE-2026-46481

8.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Open-metadata

Status
Openmetadata
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-46481?

OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform. Prior to version 1.12.4, a non-admin SSO user can trigger a TEST_CONNECTION workflow for a Database Service and receive, in the HTTP 201 response of POST /api/v1/automations/workflows, both the cleartext database password in request.connection.config.password and the ingestion bot JWT in openMetadataServerConnection.securityConfig.jwtToken. The leaked ingestion-bot token can then be reused as Authorization: Bearer to access sensitive service APIs with bot-level privileges. This issue has been patched in version 1.12.4.

Affected Version(s)

OpenMetadata < 1.12.4

References

https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/security/ad...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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