CVE-2022-38649

CRITICAL

Apache Airflow <4.0.0, <2.3.0 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pinot Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Apache Airflow Pinot Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Apache Airflow Pinot Provider is installed (Apache Airflow Pinot Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pinot Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27641
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/033o1gbc4ly6dpd2xf1o201v56fbl4dz

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0874
EPSS Percentile 92.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
apache/airflow < 2.3.0
apache/apache-airflow-providers-apache-pinot < 4.0.0
pypi/apache-airflow 0 - 2.3.0PyPI
Published Nov 22, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026