CVE-2022-38170
Overly permissive umask for daemons
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
CVE-2022-38170- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Overly permissive umask for daemons
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
CVE-2022-38170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0008 No score
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0008- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw
Apache Airflow exposes arbitrary file content
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw
Apache Airflow exposes arbitrary file content
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2022-38170 No score
Overly permissive umask for daemons
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2022-38170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Overly permissive umask for daemons
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
CVE-2022-38170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-261 No score
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-261- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-38170 No score
CVE-2022-38170 in rootio-apache-airflow - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2022-38170 in the rootio-apache-airflow package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-38170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
airflowBitnami |
before 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
before 2.3.4, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.111.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.121.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc31.10.12rc41.10.131.10.13rc11.10.141.10.14rc11.10.14rc21.10.14rc31.10.14rc41.10.151.10.15rc11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.7 |
2.3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38170 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Apache Airflow, published September 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.3.4.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/zn8mbbb1j2od5nc9zhrvb7rpsrg1vvzv
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38170
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-261.yaml
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