Apache Airflow: Scheduler remote DoS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.6.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an attacker to cause a service disruption by manipulating the run_id parameter. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires an authenticated user to exploit it. It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | Patch available | GHSA-5946-8p38-vffp |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available GHSA-5946-8p38-vffp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.6.3
- Fix · GHSA-5946-8p38-vffp apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.3 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Airflow 2.6.3
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-18381 Apache Airflow: ReDoS via dags functionPriority LOW 32
- TI-2023-09030 Apache Airflow path traversal by authenticated userPriority LOW 32
- TI-2023-17973 Apache Airflow: Access to DAGs without relevant permissionPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22888
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5946-8p38-vffp
References
Patch 2
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-2023-22888 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-22888 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5946-8p38-vffp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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