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TI-2023-21114 Aliases CVE-2023-40272GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f

Apache Airflow Spark Provider Arbitrary File Read via JDBC

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Apache Airflow Spark Provider, versions before 4.1.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an attacker to pass in malicious parameters when establishing a connection giving an opportunity to read files on the Airflow server. It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02144 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow Spark Provider (Apache Software Foundation): 4.1.3apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark (PyPI): 4.1.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflow Spark Providerbefore 4.1.34.1.3Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark (PyPI)before 4.1.34.1.3Patch availableGHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f
  • Apache Airflow Spark Provider VendorApache Affected before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.1.3VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow Spark Provider (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.1.3
  • Fix · GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40272
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2023-13227 Apache Airflow Spark Provider Arbitrary File Read via JDBC CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-19497 Apache Airflow Spark Provider RCE that bypass restrictions to read arbitrary files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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