{
  "id": "CVE-2020-17519",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2020-17519",
  "published": "2021-01-05T12:15:12.680Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T02:59:04.010Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.97809,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99906,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2024-05-23",
    "due": "2024-06-13",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Apache Flink Improper Access Control Vulnerability",
    "notes": "This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://lists.apache.org/thread/typ0h03zyfrzjqlnb7plh64df1g2383d; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17519"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apache Software Foundation",
    "apache"
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  "products": [
    "Apache Software Foundation Apache Flink",
    "apache flink"
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  "cwes": [
    "CWE-552"
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  "description": "A change introduced in Apache Flink 1.11.0 (and released in 1.11.1 and 1.11.2 as well) allows attackers to read any file on the local filesystem of the JobManager through the REST interface of the JobManager process. Access is restricted to files accessible by the JobManager process. All users should upgrade to Flink 1.11.3 or 1.12.0 if their Flink instance(s) are exposed. The issue was fixed in commit b561010b0ee741543c3953306037f00d7a9f0801 from apache/flink:master.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
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    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
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      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160849/Apache-Flink-1.11.0-Arbitrary-File-Read-Directory-Traversal.html",
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      "tags": [
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  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17519",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
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      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
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