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Evidence dossier

CVE-2020-11978

CVE-2020-11978

76.2–96.9Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Jul 16, 2020
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS99.12%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.9%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

apacheoriginal assertion
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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.

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Apache Airflow Command Injection

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.991180000000; percentile 0.999300000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
Apache Software FoundationApache Airflow
[{"status": "affected", "version": "1.10.10 and below"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 1.10.11supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

8.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.