CVE-2020-11978

Published Jul 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 99.2% KEV · Listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rvmq-4x66-q7j3 Remote code execution (RCE) in Apache Airflow
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-01-18'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:35 PM
Reserved
Apr 21, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 17, 2020, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:51 AM