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Trusted Third Party Report High Confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2022-24288

Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs

Apache Airflow · affected before 2.2.4

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Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
78.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-24288 is Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Apache Airflow affected before 2.2.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs

In Apache Airflow, prior to version 2.2.4, some example DAGs did not properly sanitize user-provided params, making them susceptible to OS Command Injection from the web UI.

Apache Software Foundation Affected
Apache Airflow
Before 2.2.4
Published
25 Feb 2022
Exploitation Attempts Reported
25 Feb 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24288
  • Apache Mailing List lists.apache.org · CVE Record https://lists.apache.org/thread/dbw5ozcmr0h0lhs0yjph7xdc64oht23t

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 25 Feb 2022

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2022-02-25 08:30 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-24288.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

78.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 6.5 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Apache Airflow OS Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 08:30 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  4. 08:30 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-24288",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.78368,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}