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TI-2018-05798 Aliases CVE-2018-8021GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw

Deserialization of untrusted data in Superset

Priority HIGH 74CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Versions of Superset prior to 0.23 used an unsafe load method from the pickle library to deserialize data leading to possible remote code execution. Note Superset 0.23 was released prior to any Superset release under the Apache Software Foundation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.5341 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Superset (unspecified): 0.23superset (PyPI): 0.23

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unspecifiedSupersetbefore 0.230.23Patch availableCNA
—superset (PyPI)before 0.230.23Patch availableGHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw
  • Superset Vendorunspecified Affected before 0.23 Fixed in 0.23 Patch available CNA
  • superset (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.23 Fixed in 0.23 Patch available GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.23VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:superset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.23 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Superset (unspecified) Fixed in 0.23
  • Fix · GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw superset (PyPI) Fixed in 0.23 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2023-12249 Apache Superset: Session validation vulnerability when using provided default SECRET_KEY KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-21408 Apache Superset: Privilege escalation with default examples database CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-20410 Apache Superset: Possible Unauthorized Registration of SQLite Database Connections CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-09242 Apache Superset stored XSS on Dashboard markdown CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2021-09359 Apache Superset Open Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-19373 Apache Superset: Metadata db write access can lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
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Sources

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