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Apache AirflowGHSA-45r6-j3cc-6mxx

OS Command Injection in Apache Airflow

Apache Airflow

CVE-2022-40954 · Published Nov 22, 2022 · updated Jul 7, 2026

Medium5.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.3.0 or later
GitHub advisory

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).

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
apache-airflow
PyPI
< 2.3.02.3.0
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-78
Also known as
BIT-airflow-2022-40954, CVE-2022-40954, PYSEC-2026-770

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