Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2023 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2023-33234Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes Provider: KubernetesPodOperator RCE via connection configuration

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity injection in Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes Provider from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 24.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider version 5.0.0 allows user to change xcom sidecar image and resources via Airflow connection. In order to exploit this weakness, a user would already need elevated permissions (Op or Admin) to change the connection object in this manner. Operators should upgrade to provider version 7.0.0 which has removed the vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes	7.0.0	GHSA-2rx4-9f5h-9gjf
PyPI	apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes	7.0.0	PYSEC-2026-1143

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes Provider	5.0.0 – through 6.1.0

Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/n1vpgl6h2qsdm52o9m2tx1oo86tl4gnq vendor-advisory