CVE-2020-11978

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.38% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11978?
CVE-2020-11978 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11978?
To fix CVE-2020-11978, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-11978 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-11978?
CVE-2020-11978 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.
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