9.8

CVE-2020-11981: apache software foundation apache airflow OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-976r-qfjj-c24wBIT-airflow-2020-11981PYSEC-2020-15
Published 16-07-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-11981 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in apache software foundation apache airflow. EPSS estimates a 36.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
36.79%
0%100%
High · +0.25 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-07-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

36.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.25 pp

From 36.54% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
36.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
PyPI1 product
  • apache-airflow< 1.10.11rc1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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