An issue was discovered in Dask (aka python-dask) through 2021.09.1. Single machine Dask clusters started with dask.distributed.LocalCluster or dask.distributed.Client (which defaults to using LocalCluster) would mistakenly configure their respective Dask workers to listen on external interfaces (typically with a randomly selected high port) rather than only on localhost. A Dask cluster created using this method (when running on a machine that has an applicable port exposed) could be used by a sophisticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.
{
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-10-27T18:16:11Z",
"github_reviewed": true,
"severity": "CRITICAL",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-26T11:15:00Z",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-668"
]
}