CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-33234

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.53%

72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs

Summary

Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider version 5.0.0 allows changing XCom sidecar image and resources via Airflow connection. Exploitation requires elevated permissions (Op or Admin).

Risk Assessment

The organization risks unauthorized code execution in Kubernetes sidecar containers, potentially leading to full cluster compromise and lateral movement.

Recommendation

Upgrade Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider to version 7.0.0 immediately. Restrict permissions to modify connection objects to trusted administrators only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS