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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-13948 · published 17 September 2020

CVE-2020-13948: Apache superset vulnerability

Apache · Superset

While investigating a bug report on Apache Superset, it was determined that an authenticated user could craft requests via a number of templated text fields in the product that would allow arbitrary access to Python’s `os` package in the web application process in versions < 0.37.1. It was thus possible for an authenticated user to list and access files, environment variables, and process information. Additionally it was possible to set environment variables for the current process, create and update files in folders writable by the web process, and execute arbitrary programs accessible by the web process. All other operations available to the `os` package in Python were also available, even if not explicitly enumerated in this CVE.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 3.1% · top 12.7%
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

While investigating a bug report on Apache Superset, it was determined that an authenticated user could craft requests via a number of templated text fields in the product that would allow arbitrary access to Python’s `os` package in the web application process in versions < 0.37.1. It was thus possible for an authenticated user to list and access files, environment variables, and process information. Additionally it was possible to set environment variables for the current process, create and update files in folders writable by the web process, and execute arbitrary programs accessible by the web process. All other operations available to the `os` package in Python were also available, even if not explicitly enumerated in this CVE.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0e35c7c5672a6146b962840be5c1a7b7461c05a71cd7ecc62774d155%40%3Cnotifications.supers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4fc7115f6e63ac255c48fc68c0da592df55fe4be47cae6378d39ac22%40%3Cnotifications.supers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdeee068ac1e0c43bd5b69830240f30598df15a2ef9f7998c7b29131e%40%3Cdev.superset.apache. Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0e35c7c5672a6146b962840be5c1a7b7461c05a71cd7ecc62774d155%40%3Cnotifications.supers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4fc7115f6e63ac255c48fc68c0da592df55fe4be47cae6378d39ac22%40%3Cnotifications.supers
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdeee068ac1e0c43bd5b69830240f30598df15a2ef9f7998c7b29131e%40%3Cdev.superset.apache. Mailing ListVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-13948), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.