Flink
Vendor:
First CVE: May 14, 2020 · Active for 6 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
1.3
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
7.0
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 40% of tracked products
25.0%
KEV Rate
Higher KEV Rate than 98% of tracked products
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Flink over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 14, 2020
6 years ago
Most Recent CVE
May 15, 2026
70 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Flink4 CVEs
25%
75%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local1 (25.0%)
Network3 (75.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low3 (75.0%)
High1 (25.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None4 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (50.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2020-17519HIGH A change introduced in Apache Flink 1.11.0 (and released in 1.11.1 and 1.11.2 as well) allows attackers to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through the REST | Jan 5, 2021 | 7.5 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2020-17518HIGH Apache Flink 1.5.1 introduced a REST handler that allows you to write an uploaded file to an arbitrary location on the local file system, through a maliciously modified HTTP HEADER | Jan 5, 2021 | 7.5 | 62 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-35194HIGH Code injection in SQL code generation in Apache Flink 1.15.0 through 1.20.x and 2.0.0 through 2.x allows authenticated users with query submission privileges to execute arbitrary c | May 15, 2026 | 8.1 | 34 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-1960MEDIUM A vulnerability in Apache Flink (1.1.0 to 1.1.5, 1.2.0 to 1.2.1, 1.3.0 to 1.3.3, 1.4.0 to 1.4.2, 1.5.0 to 1.5.6, 1.6.0 to 1.6.4, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.9.0 to 1.9.2, 1.1 | May 14, 2020 | 4.7 | 14 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 98th percentile
Metasploit
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 98th percentile
Nuclei
2 CVEs
50.0% of CVEs· 98th percentile
ExploitDB
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Flink
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2.0 | 1 | 8.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.10.0 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |