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CVE-2020-13927

Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass

Apache Airflow's Experimental API
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
9.8Critical
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 18 Jan 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)99.8%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Federal deadline18 Jul 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2020Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 10 Nov 2020, 00:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 18 Jan 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 3

  • Exploit moduleApache Airflow 1.10.10 - Example DAG Remote Code Execution 14 Jul 2020Metasploit
  • Webapps exploitApache Airflow 1.10.10 - 'Example Dag' Remote Code Execution 2 Jun 2021Exploit-DB
  • Scanner templateAirflow Experimental <1.10.11 - REST API Auth BypassNuclei

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Description

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

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Apache Airflowaffected: Apache Airflow <1.10.11CVE List

References 3