Airflow vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited114 versions
The short answer

Airflow is made by Apache. We track 92 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 114 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 18 January 2022. Apache lists newer releases under their own names, such as Airflow Cncf Kubernetes, so check those pages too.

Check your version

The most recent Airflow flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-11978, on 18 January 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Airflow listed under other names? Yes.

Apache also lists Airflow under more specific names, such as Airflow Cncf Kubernetes and Airflow Common SQL Provider. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Airflow do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 1.10.11" means every version up to, but not including, 1.10.11. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2020-11978Exploited list, 18 Jan 2022

    Apache Airflow Command Injection

    before 1.10.11
  • CVE-2020-13927Exploited list, 18 Jan 2022

    Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass

    before 1.10.11
Known exploited

Which Airflow vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2020-11978HighKnown exploited
    Apache Airflow Command Injection

    A remote code/command injection vulnerability was discovered in one of the example DAGs shipped with Airflow.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since18 Jan 2022
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2020-13927CriticalKnown exploited
    Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass

    The previous default setting for Airflow's Experimental API was to allow all API requests without authentication.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since18 Jan 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Airflow flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2020-13927CriticalKnown exploited

    The previous default setting for Airflow's Experimental API was to allow all API requests without authentication, but this poses security risks to users who miss this fact.

    CVSS9.8Published10 Nov 2020
  2. >99%
    CVE-2020-11978HighKnown exploited

    An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below.

    CVSS8.8Published17 Jul 2020
  3. 86%

    A vulnerability in Example Dags of Apache Airflow allows an attacker with UI access who can trigger DAGs, to execute arbitrary commands via manually provided run_id parameter.

    CVSS8.8Published14 Nov 2022
  4. 82%

    In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.3, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/login` endpoint.

    CVSS6.1Published15 Nov 2022
  5. 81%

    The variable import endpoint was not protected by authentication in Airflow >=2.0.0, <2.1.3.

    CVSS9.8Published9 Sep 2021
  6. 78%

    In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.

    CVSS8.8Published25 Feb 2022
  7. 34%

    An issue was found in Apache Airflow versions 1.10.10 and below.

    CVSS9.8Published17 Jul 2020
  8. 25%

    In Apache Airflow < 1.10.12, the "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.

    CVSS6.1Published17 Sep 2020
  9. 23%

    Incorrect Session Validation in Apache Airflow Webserver versions prior to 1.10.14 with default config allows a malicious airflow user on site A where they log in normally, to access unauthorized Airflow Webserver on...

    CVSS7.7Published21 Dec 2020
  10. 16%

    The "origin" parameter passed to some of the endpoints like '/trigger' was vulnerable to XSS exploit.

    CVSS6.1Published11 Dec 2020
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We track 92 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Airflow, across 114 versions. The most recent Airflow flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-11978, on 18 January 2022.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2020-11978 and CVE-2020-13927.

Apache also lists Airflow under more specific names, such as Airflow Cncf Kubernetes and Airflow Common SQL Provider. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2020-11978, affects before 1.10.11. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a EdgeProtect account and track Airflow. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.