CVE-2020-11978
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-11978 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-07-17 00:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-09-19 18:15:00 UTC |
| Description | An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. A remote code/command injection vulnerability was discovered in one of the example DAGs shipped with Airflow which would allow any authenticated user to run arbitrary commands as the user running airflow worker/scheduler (depending on the executor in use). If you already have examples disabled by setting load_examples=False in the config then you are not vulnerable. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.943030000 probability, percentile 0.999470000 (date 2026-04-01)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-01-18; due 2022-07-18; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-78
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Apache |
|---|---|
| Product | Airflow |
| Name | Apache Airflow Command Injection |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11978 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Airflow 1.10.10 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| Pony Mail! | MISC | lists.apache.org | Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
| Apache Airflow 1.10.10 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 980748 Python (pip) Security Update for apache-airflow (GHSA-rvmq-4x66-q7j3)