Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-24288

Apache Airflow Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Dec 8, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 8, 2023 · Apache Airflow

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CVE-2022-24288 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Apache Airflow against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
77.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Apache Airflow

In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.

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  • vendor Apache Airflowversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-24288

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-24288 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Apache Airflow against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 77.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 8, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.

  2. Dec 8, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-24288

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-24288

    30-day exploitation probability 77.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-24288

    In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.