CVE-2022-38649 Apache Airflow Pinot provider allowed Command Injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands in the task execution context via the Apache Airflow Pinot Provider without needing write access to DAG files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-38649?
CVE-2022-38649 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 22 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pinot Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Apache Airflow Pinot Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Apache Airflow Pinot Provider is installed (Apache Airflow Pinot Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pinot Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38649?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow and airflow. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.3.0 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.3.0 |
apache-airflow PyPI | All versions | 2.3.0 |
airflow Bitnami | All versions | 2.3.0 |
Products include Apache Airflow, Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Apache-Pinot.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38649?
Upgrade apache-airflow to 2.3.0 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-38649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow
- CVE-2020-13927 Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2020-11978 Apache Airflow Command Injection
- CVE-2026-33264 Apache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize()
- CVE-2023-25754 Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs
- CVE-2023-22884 Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow
Sources
Also known as BIT-airflow-2022-38649, GHSA-7wqf-h36w-47mc, PYSEC-2026-267.