Command Injection in Apache Airflow - CVE-2020-11978
Published: July 20, 2020 / Updated: September 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31687
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11978
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in example dag. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-11978
Install updates from vendor's website.