Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.11906 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.5.1Apache Airflow MySQL Provider (Apache Software Foundation): 4.0.0+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Airflow | before 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apache | Apache Airflow MySQL Provider | before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c |
| — | apache-airflow-providers-mysql (PyPI) | before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.5.1 Fixed in 2.5.1 Patch available CNA
- Apache Airflow MySQL Provider VendorApache Affected before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.1 Fixed in 2.5.1 Patch available GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c
- apache-airflow-providers-mysql (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.5.1
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow MySQL Provider (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c apache-airflow-providers-mysql (PyPI) Fixed in 4.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-mysql/PYSEC-2026-279.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-268.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow
- https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-mysql
More Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
- 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-2022-08169 Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-26776 Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-22884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-22884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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