OS Command Injection in Apache Airflow

apache-airflow (pip)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pig Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Pig Provider versions prior to 4.0.0.

Fix it

pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow>=2.3.0"

First seen: 22 Nov 2022
Last update: 22 Nov 2022, 12:30 UTC
Fixed in: apache-airflow 2.3.0
Identifiers: CVE-2022-40189
Source: GitHub advisory
On the menu as: PyPI packages

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## OS Command Injection in Apache Airflow
Severity: critical. Patch status: patched.
Affected: apache-airflow (pip)
Fixed in: apache-airflow 2.3.0
Ids: CVE-2022-40189

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pig Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Pig Provider versions prior to 4.0.0.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for apache-airflow (pip). If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmf2-pwfq-h75j https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27644 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-270.yaml https://lists.apache.org/thread/yxnfzfw2w9pj5s785k3rlyly4y44sd15 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40189
https://pwned.coffee/i/os-command-injection-in-apache-airflow-cve-2022-40189

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