What is CVE-2022-45402?

CVE-2022-45402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-45402?

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

Open Redirect in Apache Airflow

CVE-2022-45402

In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.3, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/login` endpoint.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published 2022-11-15 · 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: 0.818 (99.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.818 · newest: 0.818 · change: 0.000

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/27576 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.apache.org/thread/nf4xrkoo6c81g6fdn4vj8k9x2686o9nh (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/15/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45402?: CVE-2022-45402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-45402?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.