CVE-2022-40127 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-40127

Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Apache Airflow PMC would like to thank L3yx of Syclover Security Team.

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Airflow
Vulnerable Versions:
Apache Airflow

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 2022
Last Modified: April 30th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact