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TI-2022-08169 Aliases CVE-2022-24288GHSA-3v7g-4pg3-7r6j

Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs

Priority HIGH 78CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.78368 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.2.4apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.2.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflowbefore 2.2.42.2.4Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.2.42.2.4Patch availableGHSA-3v7g-4pg3-7r6j
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available GHSA-3v7g-4pg3-7r6j

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.2.4VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.2.4
  • Fix · GHSA-3v7g-4pg3-7r6j apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.2.4 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.2.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-20450 Apache Airflow: Reflected XSS via Origin Query Argument in URLPriority LOW 32
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v7g-4pg3-7r6j

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2020-10905 Missing authentication in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-09638 OS command injection in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-19017 Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16140 Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26776 Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-22368 Apache Airflow: Open redirect during login CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
See all 157 →

Sources

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