CVE-2022-24288
Published: 25 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24288 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Apache Airflow. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.2.4, certain example DAGs failed to sanitize user-supplied parameters, exposing an OS command injection flaw reachable through the web UI. The issue is tracked as CWE-78 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity and no user interaction required once an authenticated session exists.
An authenticated user with access to the web UI can supply crafted parameters to the affected example DAGs, resulting in arbitrary operating-system command execution on the scheduler or worker host. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Airflow deployment and any connected systems.
The referenced Apache mailing-list announcement describes the flaw and states that the vulnerability is resolved in version 2.2.4; operators are advised to upgrade and to avoid exposing the example DAGs in production environments. The EPSS score remains elevated, with a recorded peak of 0.9418 and a current value of 0.8982.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-0013
Vulnerability details
In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.