CVE-2025-55674 Apache Superset: Improper SQL authorisation, parse not checking for specific engine functions

What is CVE-2025-55674?

CVE-2025-55674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Superset, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A bypass of the DISALLOWED_SQL_FUNCTIONS security feature in Apache Superset allows for the execution of blocked SQL functions. An attacker can use a special inline block to circumvent the denylist. This allows a user with SQL Lab access to execute functions that were intended to be disabled, leading to the disclosure of sensitive database information like the software version.

This issue affects Apache Superset: before 5.0.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.0, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55674?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-superset and superset. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Superset.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55674?

Upgrade apache-superset to 5.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2025-55674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Superset

• CVE-2023-27524 Apache Superset Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Exploited High 8.9
• CVE-2022-27479 SQL injection vulnerability in chart data API Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-8021 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in superset Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-49657 Apache Superset: Stored XSS in Dashboard Title and Chart Title Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-43719 Apache Superset: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on accept, request access API High 8.8

All Apache Superset vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-superset-2025-55674, GHSA-fxgf-3xh6-m2pp, PYSEC-2026-1178.