CVE-2023-22888

Apache Airflow: Scheduler remote DoS

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 12, 2023 at 09:17 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAirflow

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

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

v < 2.6.3
Affected range stops below 2.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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