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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…

Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18 Jan 2022.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
17 Jul 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.10.11
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache AirflowServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:airflow
  • Every version before 1.10.11

Known exploited

CISA name
Apache Airflow Command Injection
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due for US agencies
18 Jul 2022
Used in ransomware
Not known

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11978
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11978