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CVE-2021-38540

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 80.94% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Apache. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 80.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-38540
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
80.94%
Apache

Original NVD Description

The variable import endpoint was not protected by authentication in Airflow >=2.0.0, <2.1.3. This allowed unauthenticated users to hit that endpoint to add/modify Airflow variables used in DAGs, potentially resulting in a denial of service, information disclosure or remote code execution. This issue affects Apache Airflow >=2.0.0, <2.1.3.

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