High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-11978
CVE-2020-11978
Description
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 commands as the user running airflow worker/scheduler (depending on the executor in use). If you already have examples disabled by setting load_examples=False in the config then you are not vulnerable.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI | < 1.10.11rc1 | 1.10.11rc1 |
Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
< 1.10.11+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.11
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.11rc1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162908/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174764/Apache-Airflow-1.10.10-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvmq-4x66-q7j3ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11978ghsaADVISORY
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/2fa51576e1283f5732e38fada686fd248d9c3a1eghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/4d8599e8b0520ff4226fbad72f724afae50fdd08ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/9143ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2020-14.yamlghsaWEB
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