---
id: CVE-2023-22884
aliases:
  - GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c
  - BIT-airflow-2023-22884
  - PYSEC-2026-268
  - PYSEC-2026-279
title: Command Injection in Apache Airflow and Apache Airflow MySQL Provider
summary: Command Injection in Apache Airflow and Apache Airflow MySQL Provider
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: apache-airflow
product: apache-airflow
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - apache-airflow < 2.5.1
  - apache-airflow-providers-mysql < 4.0.0
patched:
  - apache-airflow 2.5.1
  - apache-airflow-providers-mysql 4.0.0
published: '2023-01-21'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T15:30:04.385983829Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22884'
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/28811'
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/airflow'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-mysql/PYSEC-2026-279.yaml
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-268.yaml
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/0l0j3nt0t7fzrcjl2ch0jgj6c58kxs5h'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-mysql'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c732-xvv8-g94c'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - exploit-available
  - ghsa
epss: 0.11082
epssPercentile: 0.95898
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-22884-Airflow-SQLi'
  checkedAt: '2026-10-27T16:20:47.577Z'
exploitAvailable: true
cwe:
  - CWE-77
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:58.737Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow, Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow MySQL Provider.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.5.1; Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: before 4.0.0.

## Affected packages

- `apache-airflow < 2.5.1`
- `apache-airflow-providers-mysql < 4.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `apache-airflow 2.5.1`
- `apache-airflow-providers-mysql 4.0.0`