CVE-2022-38362
Docker Provider <3.0 RCE vulnerability in example dag
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.
- Record
CVE-2022-38362- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Docker Provider <3.0 RCE vulnerability in example dag
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.
- Record
CVE-2022-38362- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6497 No score
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6497- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-746v-hfh2-xphm
Remote code execution in Apache Airflow Docker's Provider
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host. Disable loading of example DAGs or upgrade apache-airflow-providers-docker to 3.0.0 or above.
- Record
GHSA-746v-hfh2-xphm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-746v-hfh2-xphm
Remote code execution in Apache Airflow Docker's Provider
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host. Disable loading of example DAGs or upgrade apache-airflow-providers-docker to 3.0.0 or above.
- Record
GHSA-746v-hfh2-xphm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-773
Remote code execution in Apache Airflow Docker's Provider
Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host. Disable loading of example DAGs or upgrade apache-airflow-providers-docker to 3.0.0 or above.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-773- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow-providers-dockerPyPI |
before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
apache-airflow-providers-dockerPyPI |
before 3.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0b11.0.0b21.0.0rc11.0.1 Show 36 moreShow less1.0.1rc11.0.21.0.2rc11.1.01.1.0rc11.2.01.2.0rc12.0.02.0.0rc12.0.0rc22.1.02.1.0rc12.1.0rc22.1.12.1.1rc12.2.02.2.0rc12.3.02.3.0rc12.4.02.4.0rc12.4.12.4.1rc12.4.1rc22.5.02.5.0rc12.5.12.5.1rc12.5.22.5.2rc12.6.02.6.0rc12.7.02.7.0rc13.0.0rc13.0.0rc2 |
3.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-38362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Software Foundation Airflow, published August 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow-providers-docker 3.0.0.