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High, CVSS 8.7amended

Apache Airflow vulnerable arbitrary code execution via Spark server

CVE-2023-40195GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark 4.1.3), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2023-40195: 1.86% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 79.23 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

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Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider. When the Apache Spark provider is installed on an Airflow deployment, an Airflow user that is authorized to configure Spark hooks can effectively run arbitrary code on the Airflow node by pointing it at a malicious Spark server. Prior to version 4.1.3, this was not called out in the documentation explicitly, so it is possible that administrators provided authorizations to configure Spark hooks without taking this into account. We recommend administrators to review their configurations to make sure the authorization to configure Spark hooks is only provided to fully trusted users. To view the warning in the docs please visit https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark/4.1.3/connections/spark.html

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-40195

Advisory: Apache Airflow vulnerable arbitrary code execution via Spark server
IDs: CVE-2023-40195, GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-40195 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:16 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark 4.1.3. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark: affected < 4.1.3; fixed in 4.1.3

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c (OSV record GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark >=0 <4.1.3 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8q28-pw9g-w82c lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark >=0 <4.1.3)

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