CVE-2020-13929
Notebook permissions bypass
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-13929- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Notebook permissions bypass
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-13929- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2014 No score
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2014- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv
Authentication bypass in Apache Zeppelin
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-13929- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv
Authentication bypass in Apache Zeppelin
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin allows an attacker to bypass Zeppelin authentication mechanism to act as another user. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin Apache Zeppelin version 0.9.0 and prior versions.
- Record
GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelinMaven |
before 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelinMaven |
before 0.10.0, plus listed versions 0.5.0-incubating0.6.00.6.10.6.20.7.0 Show 9 moreShow less0.7.10.7.20.7.30.8.00.8.10.8.20.9.00.9.0-preview10.9.0-preview2 |
0.10.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13929 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Zeppelin, published September 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.26%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin 0.10.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r768800925d6407a6a87ccae0ec98776b7bda50c0e3ed3d0130dad028%40%3Cusers.zeppelin.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/02/2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-04
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13929
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-87p2-cvhq-q4mv