CVE-2020-11978

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2020-07-17 00:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 14:49


NVD link : CVE-2020-11978

Mitre link : CVE-2020-11978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-11978


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Products Affected

apache

  • airflow
CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')