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CVE-2020-11978

8.8 · HIGHActively Exploited

An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below.

Published Jul 17, 2020CWE-78EPSS 99.19%

Overview

CVE-2020-11978 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 17, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/162908/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/174764/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlReflists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3ERefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/162908/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/174764/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlReflists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3ECISAwww.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11978

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11978?

CVE-2020-11978 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 17, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2020-11978?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-11978?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-11978?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-11978 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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