Flink vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Flink is made by Apache. We track 3 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 81 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 23 May 2024. Apache lists newer releases under their own names, such as Flink Stateful Functions, so check those pages too.
The most recent Flink flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-17519, on 23 May 2024. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Is Flink listed under other names? Yes.
Apache also lists Flink under more specific names, such as Flink Stateful Functions. 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.
Which versions of Flink do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "1.11.0 to before 1.11.3" means from 1.11.0 up to, but not including, 1.11.3. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2020-17519Exploited list, 23 May 2024
Apache Flink Improper Access Control Vulnerability
1.11.0 to before 1.11.3
Which Flink vulnerabilities are being exploited?
1 flaw is 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.
- 7.5Apache Flink Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Apache Flink contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through its REST interface.
Which Flink 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.
- 98%
A change introduced in Apache Flink 1.11.0 (and released in 1.11.1 and 1.11.2 as well) allows attackers to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through the REST interface of the JobManager process.
- 50%CVE-2020-17518High
Apache Flink 1.5.1 introduced a REST handler that allows you to write an uploaded file to an arbitrary location on the local file system, through a maliciously modified HTTP HEADER.
- 0.9%CVE-2020-1960Medium
A vulnerability in Apache Flink (1.1.0 to 1.1.5, 1.2.0 to 1.2.1, 1.3.0 to 1.3.3, 1.4.0 to 1.4.2, 1.5.0 to 1.5.6, 1.6.0 to 1.6.4, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.9.0 to 1.9.2, 1.10.0) where, when running a process...
- 0.4%CVE-2026-35194High
Code injection in SQL code generation in Apache Flink 1.15.0 through 1.20.x and 2.0.0 through 2.x allows authenticated users with query submission privileges to execute arbitrary code on TaskManagers via maliciously...
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Apache Flink contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through its REST interface.
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We track 3 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Flink, across 81 versions. The most recent Flink flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-17519, on 23 May 2024.
1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2020-17519.
Apache also lists Flink under more specific names, such as Flink Stateful Functions. 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-2020-17519, affects 1.11.0 to before 1.11.3. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
Create a EdgeProtect account and track Flink. 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.