Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8021
CVE-2018-8021
Description
Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Note Superset 0.23 was released prior to any Superset release under the Apache Software Foundation.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
supersetPyPI | < 0.23 | 0.23 |
Affected products
3- unspecified/Supersetv5Range: prior to 0.23
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmwghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8021ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/superset/commit/2c72a7ae4fc0a8bac1f037a79efa90e1c5549710ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/superset/pull/4243ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/superset/PYSEC-2018-74.yamlghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933ghsaWEB
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