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

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 84.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin: from 2.0.0 before 2.6.6; from 3.0.0 through 3.1.2; from 4.0.0 through 4.0.1 — fixed in 2.6.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Kylin 2.6.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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