CVE-2020-11978 is a critical remote code/command injection vulnerability affecting Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below, specifically within an example DAG. This flaw allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands as the Airflow worker/scheduler user. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) and an EPSS score indicating extremely high exploitability, this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit and Nuclei, along with community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.