What is CVE-2021-41971?

CVE-2021-41971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-41971?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Apache Superset

CVE-2021-41971

Apache Superset up to and including 1.3.0 when configured with ENABLE_TEMPLATE_PROCESSING on (disabled by default) allowed SQL injection when a malicious authenticated user sends an http request with a custom URL.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Superset
Apache Software Foundation Superset — versions Apache Superset

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7292731268c6c6e2196ae1583e32ac7189385364268f8d92… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41971?: CVE-2021-41971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-41971?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.