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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2023-22884 BIT-airflow-2023-22884EUVD-2023-0440GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94cPYSEC-2026-268PYSEC-2026-279

Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow

Published Jan 21, 2023 · Updated Mar 31, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow < 2.5.1 2.5.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider < 4.0.0 4.0.0

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI apache-airflow < 2.5.1 2.5.1 GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c
PyPI apache-airflow-providers-mysql < 4.0.0 4.0.0 GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c

References