CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2020-11978

Apache Airflow

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.

CVSS: 8.8
EPSS: 99.2%
CISA KEV: Listed
Published: 2020.07.17

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV

Exploit probability99.2%

Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Apache Airflow
Affected versions: 1.10.10 and below, < 1.10.11
Fixed versions: 1.10.11

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.07.18

1
Identify
Confirm that Apache Airflow and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-78
KEV added: 2022.01.18
Ransomware use: 미확인