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CVE-2022-40127 (GCVE-0-2022-40127)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-30 18:58
VLAI
Title
Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example
Summary
A vulnerability in Example Dags of Apache Airflow allows an attacker with UI access who can trigger DAGs, to execute arbitrary commands via manually provided run_id parameter. This issue affects Apache Airflow Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-30 18:58 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Affected: Apache Airflow , < 2.4.0 (custom)
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