Is CVE-2023-33234 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-33234 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-33234?

CVE-2023-33234 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-33234?

CVE-2023-33234 has an EPSS score of 1.53% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33234?

Upgrade airflow cncf kubernetes to 7.0.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-33234

HIGHEPSS 72th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-74Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

airflow cncf kubernetesNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 7.0.0Fixed in:7.0.0CVE-2023-33234derived from NVD

apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetesNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 7.0.0Fixed in:7.0.0CVE-2023-33234derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-74 (Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2251	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-22527	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-2725	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-35914	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-17558	High	7.5	99%	KEV	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 2026-07-02.