CVE-2020-17511 json
Apache Airflow logs passwords in plaintext
published 2020-12-14 5 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-airflow-2020-17511 , EUVD-2020-0043 , GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8 , PYSEC-2020-262
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Airflow versions prior to 1.10.13, when creating a user using airflow CLI, the password gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. Same happened when creating a Connection with a password field.
Patch / fix
- pypi apache-airflow 1.10.13
- bitnami airflow 1.10.13
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 1.10.13
Exploit prediction
2.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 2.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | apache-airflow | <1.10.13 |
1.10.13 |
| bitnami | airflow | <1.10.13 |
1.10.13 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
-
github.com
/apache/airflow/commit/4e32546faf227a6497ce8b282fff7450cae6f665
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/ree782a29d927b96bf0b39fb92e2f1f09ea3112a985f7a08ce93765ac%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3E
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17511
advisory, web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/airflow
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2020-262.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-17511
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8
- NVD CVE-2020-17511
- OSV BIT-airflow-2020-17511
- OSV PYSEC-2020-262
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