CVE-2023-25754 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00296.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apache	Airflow

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0029	Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
Github GHSA	GHSA-jchm-fm4q-c2fp	Apache Airflow vulnerable to Privilege Context Switching Error

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/2
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29506
https://lists.apache.org/thread/3y83gr0qb8t49ppfk4fb2yk7md8ltq4v

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00227}`	epss `{'score': 0.00296}`

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.	Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2023-05-08T11:57:45.144Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:44:37.529Z

Reserved: 2023-02-13T14:49:15.008Z

Link: CVE-2023-25754

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:32:12.455Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T12:15:09.613

Modified: 2025-02-13T17:16:10.163

Link: CVE-2023-25754

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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