HIGH CISA KEV

CVE-2020-11978

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

94.3%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

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.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
1/18/2022
Patch Due Date
7/18/2022
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

Published
7/17/2020

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11978?

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.

Is CVE-2020-11978 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-11978 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 7/18/2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11978?

CVE-2020-11978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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