RCE in Apache Airflow
CVE-2022-40954
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).
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark
- Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions unspecified
- Apache Software Foundation Airflow Spark Provider — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40954?
- CVE-2022-40954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.