Critical · CVSS 9.8CVE-2022-38649GHSA-7WQF-H36W-47MC

OS Command Injection in Apache AirflowCVE-2022-38649

Answer in brief

CVE-2022-38649 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in OS Command Injection in Apache Airflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps apache-airflow (pip), apache-airflow (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Nov 22, 2022Updated Oct 26, 2026Source checked Oct 26, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 26, 2026Material review Oct 26, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Critical · CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps apache-airflow (pip), apache-airflow (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
apache-airflowpip	<2.3.0	2.3.0
apache-airflowpypi	>=0 <2.3.0	2.3.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for apache-airflow, apache-airflow.
Review the reported fix. Update apache-airflow to 2.3.0; apache-airflow to 2.3.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Nov 22, 2022
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 26, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 26, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Airflow Pinot Provider, Apache Airflow allows an attacker to control commands executed in the task execution context, without write access to DAG files. This issue affects Apache Airflow Pinot Provider versions prior to 4.0.0. It also impacts any Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.3.0 in case Apache Airflow Pinot Provider is installed (Apache Airflow Pinot Provider 4.0.0 can only be installed for Airflow 2.3.0+). Note that you need to manually install the Pinot Provider version 4.0.0 in order to get rid of the vulnerability on top of Airflow 2.3.0+ version.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

systeminformation: Windows command injection in services() through Unicode quotation marksAlso CWE-78