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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-1960 · published 14 May 2020

CVE-2020-1960: Apache flink vulnerability

Apache · Flink

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 with an enabled JMXReporter, with a port configured via metrics.reporter.reporter_name>.port, an attacker with local access to the machine and JMX port can execute a man-in-the-middle attack using a specially crafted request to rebind the JMXRMI registry to one under the attacker's control. This compromises any connection established to the process via JMX, allowing extraction of credentials and any other transferred data.

4.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.86% · top 43.1%
4.7CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 1.9
0.86%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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 with an enabled JMXReporter, with a port configured via metrics.reporter.reporter_name>.port, an attacker with local access to the machine and JMX port can execute a man-in-the-middle attack using a specially crafted request to rebind the JMXRMI registry to one under the attacker's control. This compromises any connection established to the process via JMX, allowing extraction of credentials and any other transferred data.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r23e559dee1e69741557b5fe431846de1f1a5981356d0ddb9482df88a%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fcdd4fe288323006253437ebc4dd6fdfadfb5e93465a0e4f68420d%40%3Cuser-zh.flink.apache
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r28f17e564950d663e68cc6fe75756012dda62ac623766bb9bc5e7034%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r663cf0d5c386bba2f562d45ad484d786151a84f0b95e45e2b0fb8e50%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r23e559dee1e69741557b5fe431846de1f1a5981356d0ddb9482df88a%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fcdd4fe288323006253437ebc4dd6fdfadfb5e93465a0e4f68420d%40%3Cuser-zh.flink.apache
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r28f17e564950d663e68cc6fe75756012dda62ac623766bb9bc5e7034%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r663cf0d5c386bba2f562d45ad484d786151a84f0b95e45e2b0fb8e50%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-1960), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.