CVE-2022-24288

Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 25, 2022 at 08:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:31 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAirflow

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 78%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.2.4
Affected range stops below 2.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/dbw5ozcmr0h0lhs0yjph7xdc64oht23t

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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