CVE-2022-46421
Apache Airflow Hive Provider: Hive Provider RCE vulnerability with hive_cli_params
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-46421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
Apache Airflow Hive Provider: Hive Provider RCE vulnerability with hive_cli_params
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-46421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7732
9.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7732- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rc58-qr9j-cpgw
9.8
Apache Airflow Hive Provider vulnerable to Command Injection
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider before 5.0.0.
- Record
GHSA-rc58-qr9j-cpgw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Apache Airflow Hive Provider: Hive Provider RCE vulnerability with hive_cli_params
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider: before 5.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2022-46421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rc58-qr9j-cpgw
9.8
Apache Airflow Hive Provider vulnerable to Command Injection
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider before 5.0.0.
- Record
GHSA-rc58-qr9j-cpgw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-274
9.8
Apache Airflow Hive Provider vulnerable to Command Injection
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow Hive Provider before 5.0.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-274- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow-providers-apache-hivePyPI |
before 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 |
apache-airflow-providers-apache-hivePyPI |
before 5.0.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0b11.0.0b21.0.0rc11.0.1 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.1rc11.0.21.0.2rc11.0.31.0.3rc12.0.02.0.0rc12.0.0rc22.0.12.0.1rc12.0.1rc22.0.22.0.2rc12.0.32.0.3rc12.1.02.1.0rc12.2.02.2.0rc12.2.0rc22.3.02.3.0rc12.3.12.3.1rc12.3.22.3.2rc12.3.32.3.3rc13.0.03.0.0rc13.0.0rc23.1.03.1.0rc14.0.04.0.0rc14.0.0rc24.0.0rc34.0.14.0.1rc14.1.04.1.0rc14.1.14.1.1rc24.1.1rc35.0.0rc1 |
5.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46421 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Software Foundation Airflow Hive Provider, published December 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.29%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow-providers-apache-hive 5.0.0.
References
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/28101
lists.apache.org/thread/09twdoyoybldlfj5gvk0qswtofh0rmp4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46421
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-apache-hive/PYSEC-2026-274.yaml
pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-apache-hive
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc58-qr9j-cpgw
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/46xxx/CVE-2022-46421.json
github.com/apache/airflow