id: PYSEC-2026-1141
published: "2026-07-07T11:45:22.757343Z"
modified: "2026-07-07T17:23:41.305367Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2023-40272
- GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f
summary: Apache Airflow Spark Provider Improper Input Validation vulnerability
details: |-
  Apache Airflow Spark Provider, versions before 4.1.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an attacker to pass in malicious parameters when establishing a connection giving an opportunity to read files on the Airflow server.
  It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected.
affected:
- package:
    name: apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 4.1.3
  versions:
  - 1.0.0
  - 1.0.0b1
  - 1.0.0b2
  - 1.0.0rc1
  - 1.0.1
  - 1.0.1rc1
  - 1.0.2
  - 1.0.2rc1
  - 1.0.3
  - 1.0.3rc1
  - 2.0.0
  - 2.0.0rc1
  - 2.0.0rc2
  - 2.0.1
  - 2.0.1rc1
  - 2.0.2
  - 2.0.2rc1
  - 2.0.3
  - 2.0.3rc1
  - 2.1.0
  - 2.1.0rc1
  - 2.1.0rc2
  - 2.1.1
  - 2.1.1rc1
  - 2.1.2
  - 2.1.2rc1
  - 2.1.3
  - 2.1.3rc1
  - 3.0.0
  - 3.0.0rc1
  - 3.0.0rc2
  - 4.0.0
  - 4.0.0rc1
  - 4.0.1
  - 4.0.1rc1
  - 4.1.0
  - 4.1.0rc1
  - 4.1.0rc2
  - 4.1.1
  - 4.1.1rc1
  - 4.1.2
  - 4.1.2rc1
  - 4.1.3rc1
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40272
- type: WEB
  url: https://lists.apache.org/thread/t03gktyzyor20rh06okd91jtqmw6k1l7
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/17/1
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/18/1
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/apache-airflow-providers-apache-spark
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2f6-6928-fh8f
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N