CVE-2022-43985 — In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2

In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.2, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/confirm` endpoint.

01What is this vulnerability?

In Apache Airflow versions prior to 2.4.2, there was an open redirect in the webserver's `/confirm` endpoint.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Airflow	unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-05-02T20:26:58.562Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27143
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread/m13y9s5kw92fw9l8j4qd85h0txp4kfcq