CVE-2021-38540
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-09 15:05
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check
References
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow |
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