Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-11981
CVE-2020-11981
Description
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 arbitrary commands.
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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
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-976r-qfjj-c24wghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7255cf0be3566f23a768e2a04b40fb09e52fcd1872695428ba9afe91%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11981ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/1dda6fdde7c6bcaf0d6534786beeeba868006dd2ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/afa4b11fddfdbadb048f742cf66d5c21c675a5c8ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2020-15.yamlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20220427031325/https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AIRFLOW-6351ghsaWEB
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