{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1161","summary":"Apache superset missing check for default SECRET_KEY","details":"Session Validation attacks in Apache Superset versions up to and including 2.0.1. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRET_KEY according to installation instructions allow for an attacker to authenticate and access unauthorized resources. This does not affect Superset administrators who have changed the default value for SECRET_KEY config.","aliases":["BIT-superset-2023-27524","CVE-2023-27524","GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c"],"modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:24.545479431Z","published":"2026-07-07T11:45:18.615610Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27524"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/apache/superset/commit/b180319bbf08e876ea84963220ebebbfd0699e03"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/apache/superset"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0ftx60sllf527j7g11kmt24wvof8xyk"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172522/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Authentication-Bypass.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175094/Apache-Superset-2.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27524"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/24/2"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/apache-superset"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cx2-vq3h-x52c"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"apache-superset","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/apache-superset"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.1.0"}]}],"versions":["0.34.0","0.34.1","0.35.1","0.35.2","0.36.0","0.37.0","0.37.1","0.37.2","0.38.0","0.38.1","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.1.0","1.2.0","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.4.0","1.4.1","1.4.2","1.5.0","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.3","2.0.0","2.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/apache-superset/PYSEC-2026-1161.yaml"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:H"}]}