Remote code execution via quoted Spark overrides
Published Oct 13, 2022 · Updated May 16, 2025
Command injection in Apache Kylin 2.6.5 and earlier, 3.1.2 and earlier, and 4.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute OS commands. The cube designer passes configuration-override keys and values into Spark --conf arguments without rejecting shell metacharacters, so a crafted value can close the surrounding single quote and append a command. The malicious override must reach a cube or project configuration and be processed when the affected Spark job starts, executing with Kylin service account privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Apache Kylin 2.6.5 and earlier, 3.1.2 and earlier, and 4.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute OS commands. The cube designer passes configuration-override keys and values into Spark --conf arguments without rejecting shell metacharacters, so a crafted value can close the surrounding single quote and append a command. The malicious override must reach a cube or project configuration and be processed when the affected Spark job starts, executing with Kylin service account privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-24697
- Published
- Oct 13, 2022
- Updated
- May 16, 2025
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Kylin
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Apache Kylin 2 <2.6.6
- Affected versionversion=Apache Kylin 3 <=3.1.2
- Affected versionversion=Apache Kylin 4 <=4.0.1
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