PT-2022-25638 · Apache · Apache Airflow Spark Provider+1

Id_No2015429 · CVE-2022-40954 · Published 2022-11-22 · Updated 2026-07-07

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Airflow Spark Provider versions prior to 4.0.0 Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0

Description The issue is related to an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Spark Provider. This allows an attacker to read arbitrary files in the task execution context without write access to DAG files.

Recommendations For Apache Airflow Spark Provider versions prior to 4.0.0, manually install Spark Provider version 4.0.0 to resolve the issue. For Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0, update to version 2.3.0 or later and manually install Spark Provider version 4.0.0 to resolve the issue. For Apache Airflow 2.3.0+ versions with a lower version of the Spark Provider installed, manually install Spark Provider version 4.0.0 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

BIT-AIRFLOW-2022-40954

CVE-2022-40954

GHSA-45R6-J3CC-6MXX

PYSEC-2026-770

Affected Products

Apache Airflow

Apache Airflow Spark Provider

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/40xxx/CVE-2022-40954.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27646 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-airflow-2022-40954 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/0tmdlnmjs5t4gsx5fy73tb6zd3jztq45 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40954 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40954 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-45r6-j3cc-6mxx · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-770 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/airflow · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/38581 · Telegram Post
• https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-45r6-j3cc-6mxx · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/53317 · Telegram Post