Is CVE-2020-11978 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-11978 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Airflow

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 command…

EPSS: 0.943 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions 1.10.10 and below

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-01-18. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-07-18.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11978?: CVE-2020-11978 is a vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Airflow. Published 2020-07-16.
Is CVE-2020-11978 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2020-11978 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.