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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-1964 · published 16 April 2020

CVE-2020-1964: Apache heron deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Apache · Heron

It was noticed that Apache Heron 0.20.2-incubating, Release 0.20.1-incubating, and Release v-0.20.0-incubating does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerabilities (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data).

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 4.8% · top 8.3% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
4.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

It was noticed that Apache Heron 0.20.2-incubating, Release 0.20.1-incubating, and Release v-0.20.0-incubating does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerabilities (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16dd39f4180e4443ef4ca774a3a5a3d7ac69f91812c183ed2a99e959%40%3Cdev.heron.apache.org Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd43ae18588fd7bdb375be63bc95a651aab319ced6306759e1237ce67%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf032a13a4711f88c0a2c0734eecbee1026cc1b6cde27d16a653f8755%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16dd39f4180e4443ef4ca774a3a5a3d7ac69f91812c183ed2a99e959%40%3Cdev.heron.apache.org Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd43ae18588fd7bdb375be63bc95a651aab319ced6306759e1237ce67%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7b43cf8333ee30b6589e465f72a6ed4a082222612d1a0fdd30beb94%40%3Cuser.ignite.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf032a13a4711f88c0a2c0734eecbee1026cc1b6cde27d16a653f8755%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.or

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-1964), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.