RCE in Apache Airflow
CVE-2022-40189
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pig Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Pig Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Pig Provider is installed (Pig Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pig Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Apache-Pig
- Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions unspecified
- Apache Software Foundation Airlfow Pig Provider — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27644 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread/yxnfzfw2w9pj5s785k3rlyly4y44sd15 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40189?
- CVE-2022-40189 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40189?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.