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CVE-2022-38362: Docker Provider <3.0 RCE vulnerability in example dag

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with an example DAG that was vulnerable to (authenticated) remote code exploit of code on the Airflow worker host.

Affected products

• Apache-Airflow-Providers-Docker: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache-Airflow-Providers-Docker 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/16/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/614p38nf4gbk8xhvnskj9b1sqo2dknkb
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/16/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/614p38nf4gbk8xhvnskj9b1sqo2dknkb

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