Is CVE-2022-38170 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-38170 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-38170?

CVE-2022-38170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-38170?

CVE-2022-38170 has an EPSS score of 0.59% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38170?

Upgrade airflow to 2.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-38170

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the `--daemon` flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

airflowNVD

Affected:< 2.3.4Fixed in:2.3.4CVE-2022-38170derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Mitigation1

openwall.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.