# CVE-2024-45498: Apache Airflow: Command Injection in an example DAG

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-266, BIT-AIRFLOW-2024-45498, GHSA-C392-WHPC-VFPR
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.10.1
- Published: 2024-09-07 · Updated: 2024-11-04

## Affected

- apache-airflow: 2.10.0
- apache-airflow (PyPI): through 2.10.0-NA
- apache-airflow (PyPI): from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.1

## Description

Example DAG: example_inlet_event_extra.py shipped with Apache Airflow version 2.10.0 has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker with only DAG trigger permission to execute arbitrary commands. If you used that example as the base of your DAGs - please review if you have not copied the dangerous example; see https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/41873 for more information. We recommend against exposing the example DAGs in your deployment. If you must expose the example DAGs, upgrade Airflow to version 2.10.1 or later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apache-airflow, upgrade to a fixed version (2.10.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/41873
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tl7lzczcqdmqj2pcpbvtjdpd2tb9561n

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