CVE-2022-38362 Docker Provider <3.0 RCE vulnerability in example dag
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the Airflow worker host via a vulnerable example DAG in the Docker provider.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-38362?
CVE-2022-38362 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 16 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38362?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow-providers-docker. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow-providers-docker PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
apache-airflow-providers-docker PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
apache-airflow-providers-docker PyPI | All versions | 3.0.0 |
Products include Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Docker.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38362?
Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-docker to 3.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-38362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-746v-hfh2-xphm, PYSEC-2026-773.