Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apache Airlfow Pig Provider RCE
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. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Pig Provider is installed (Pig Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pig Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:3.94%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78 ↗CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airlfow Pig Provider | unspecified < 4.0.0 (affected) |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow | unspecified < 2.3.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.944%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apache Software Foundation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-09-08T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-11-22T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-29T04:25:48 |
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