What is CVE-2022-43985?

CVE-2022-43985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-43985?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Apache Airflow

CVE-2022-43985

In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.2, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/confirm` endpoint.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published 2022-11-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Apache Airflow
Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27143 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
lists.apache.org/thread/m13y9s5kw92fw9l8j4qd85h0txp4kfcq (Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43985?: CVE-2022-43985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-43985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.