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...
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- April 21, 2020
- Published Date
- July 16, 2020
- Last Updated
- February 06, 2025
- Vendor
- Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Airflow
- 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.
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SSVC Information
- Exploitation
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- Technical Impact
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References
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162908/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174764/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| CISA | 2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC |
Scanner Integrations
| Scanner | URL | Date Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_airflow_dag_rce.rb | 2025-04-29 11:01:11 UTC |
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11978.yaml | 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC |
Potential Proof of Concepts
Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
pberba/CVE-2020-11978
Type: github • Created: 2021-05-22 15:58:01 UTC • Stars: 8
PoC of how to exploit a RCE vulnerability of the example DAGs in Apache Airflow <1.10.11