RCE in Apache Airflow
CVE-2020-11981
An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below. When using CeleryExecutor, if an attacker can connect to the broker (Redis, RabbitMQ) directly, it is possible to inject commands, resulting in the celery worker running arbi…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.337 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions 1.10.10 and below
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11981?
- CVE-2020-11981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11981?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11981 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.