CVE-2018-8021
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 53.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 53.41% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 3 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- apache/superset
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS moved from 43.8% on 21 September 2026 to 53.4% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/apache/incubator-superset/pull/4243Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.