CVE-2022-40954

MEDIUM

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 Spark Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to read arbtrary files in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Spark Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Spark Provider is installed (Spark Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Spark Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version that has lower version of the Spark Provider installed).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27646

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0113
EPSS Percentile 78.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

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