CVE-2022-40604
Format String Vulnerability
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
CVE-2022-40604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Format String Vulnerability
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
CVE-2022-40604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0010
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0010- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rp4-749p-vx26
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
GHSA-5rp4-749p-vx26- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Format String Vulnerability
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
CVE-2022-40604- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5rp4-749p-vx26
Apache Airflow vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
GHSA-5rp4-749p-vx26- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2022-40604 No score
Format String Vulnerability
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2022-40604- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-279 No score
In Apache Airflow 2.3.0 through 2.3.4, part of a url was unnecessarily formatted, allowing for possible information extraction.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-40604 No score
CVE-2022-40604 in rootio-apache-airflow - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2022-40604 in the rootio-apache-airflow package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2022-40604- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.3.0 up to 2.4.0rc1 | 2.4.0rc1 |
airflowBitnami |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.5 | 2.3.5 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.3.0 up to 2.4.0rc1, plus listed versions 2.3.12.3.1rc12.3.22.3.2rc12.3.2rc2 Show 7 moreShow less2.3.32.3.3rc12.3.3rc22.3.3rc32.3.42.3.4rc12.4.0b1 |
2.4.0rc1 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.3.0 up to 2.4.0b1, plus listed versions 2.3.12.3.1rc12.3.22.3.2rc12.3.2rc2 Show 6 moreShow less2.3.32.3.3rc12.3.3rc22.3.3rc32.3.42.3.4rc1 |
2.4.0b1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40604 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Airflow, published September 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.4.0rc1.
References
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/26337
lists.apache.org/thread/z20x8m16fnhxdkoollv53w1ybsts687t
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40604