PT-2023-27354 · Apache · Apache Airflow Spark Provider

Sw0Rd1Ight · CVE-2023-40272 · Published 2023-08-17 · Updated 2026-07-07

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 4.1.3

Description The issue allows an attacker to pass in malicious parameters when establishing a connection, giving an opportunity to read files on the Airflow server.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.1.3, it is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40272

GHSA-R2F6-6928-FH8F

PYSEC-2026-1141

Affected Products

Apache Airflow Spark Provider

References · 15

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/t03gktyzyor20rh06okd91jtqmw6k1l7 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40272 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-1141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56805 · Telegram Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/17/1 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1692212583518941650 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TechFishNews/status/1692213023287689347 · Twitter Post
• https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/18/1 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68759 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57185 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96752 · Telegram Post