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CVE-2020-11978
- EPSS 94.27%
- Published 17.07.2020 00:15:10
- Last modified 06.03.2025 19:48:51
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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.
18.01.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Apache Airflow Command Injection
VulnerabilityA remote code/command injection vulnerability was discovered in one of the example DAGs shipped with Airflow.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 94.27% | 0.999 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 6.5 | 8 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.