CVE-2021-45230 json
Apache Airflow: Creating DagRuns didn't respect Dag-level permissions in the Webserver
published 2022-01-20 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-airflow-2021-45230 , EUVD-2022-0007 , GHSA-4jh2-3c85-q67h , PYSEC-2022-11
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.2.0. This CVE applies to a specific case where a User who has "can_create" permissions on DAG Runs can create Dag Runs for dags that they don't have "edit" permissions for.
Patch / fix
- pypi apache-airflow 2.0.0b1, 2.2.0
- bitnami airflow 2.2.0
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 2.2.0
Exploit prediction
1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | apache-airflow | <2.2.0 >=1.10.0, <2.0.0b1 >=2.0.0, <2.2.0 |
2.2.0 2.0.0b1 |
| bitnami | airflow | >=2.0.0, <2.2.0 |
2.2.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/m778ojn0k595rwco4ht9wjql89mjoxnl
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45230
advisory, web
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-11.yaml
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-4jh2-3c85-q67h
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-45230
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4jh2-3c85-q67h
- NVD CVE-2021-45230
- OSV BIT-airflow-2021-45230
- OSV PYSEC-2022-11
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