CRITICAL
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
Published Nov 7, 2018
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 52.76%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Superset Defaultn/a
- Version prior to 0.23StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Superset | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
9.3 CRITICAL GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
52.76% 0.52758
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.52758
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (41 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 52.76% (0.52758) | 98.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 52.76% (0.52758) | 98.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 43.76% (0.43755) | 98.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 52.76% (0.52758) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 43.76% (0.43755) | 98.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 52.76% (0.52758) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 43.76% (0.43755) | 98.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 52.76% (0.52758) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 43.76% (0.43755) | 98.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 53.65% (0.53655) | 98.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 65.27% (0.65265) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 69.94% (0.69944) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 64.20% (0.64204) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 78.27% (0.78272) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 64.20% (0.64195) | 98.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 78.27% (0.78272) | 98.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.34% (0.84339) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 78.27% (0.78272) | 98.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84580) | 99.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 83.69% (0.83692) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 2, 2025 | 86.49% (0.86491) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.24% (0.84241) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 93.54% (0.93536) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 94.82% (0.94823) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 96.15% (0.96151) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 96.00% (0.96003) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 95.80% (0.95795) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 95.56% (0.95556) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 95.58% (0.95575) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 95.73% (0.95733) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 96.10% (0.96102) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 96.39% (0.96395) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 96.29% (0.96290) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96307) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96275) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 37.46% (0.37458) | 97.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.46% (0.37458) | 97.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 15.83% (0.15833) | 90.14th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 15.83% (0.15833) | 90.02th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 15.83% (0.15833) | 97.31th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 15.83% (0.15833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/2c72a7ae4fc0a8bac1f037a79efa90e1c5549710
- https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/4243
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/superset/PYSEC-2018-74.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8021
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxp9-wv2f-wqmw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/2c72a7ae4fc0a8bac1f037a79efa90e1c5549710 | ||
| https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/4243 | ||
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/superset/PYSEC-2018-74.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8021 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apache
Published Nov 7, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 9, 2018
Link CVE-2018-8021
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-VXP9-WV2F-WQMW Updated n/a