What is CVE-2021-37839?

CVE-2021-37839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-37839?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Superset

CVE-2021-37839

Apache Superset up to 1.5.1 allowed for authenticated users to access metadata information related to datasets they have no permission on. This metadata included the dataset name, columns and metrics.

Published 2022-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Apache Superset
Apache Software Foundation Superset — versions Apache Superset

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-273 — Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

References

lists.apache.org/thread/pwqyxxmn5gh7cnw3qsp66v0lt4xojt82 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37839?: CVE-2021-37839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-37839?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.