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Apache Airflow CVE-2026-68971

| EUVDEUVD-2026-57268 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-12 apache GHSA-5247-m8w9-2v4m
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apache
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Vendor (apache) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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4.2 MEDIUM

Network vector (API endpoint), high complexity (requires multi-team mode plus team-aware auth manager), low privilege (any authenticated user), no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apache).

CVSS VectorVendor: apache

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

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Aug 12, 2026 - 16:14 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 12, 2026 - 16:14 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Apache Airflow's asset materialization endpoint (POST /api/v2/assets/{asset_id}/materialize) and the XCom result check on wait_dag_run_until_finished authorized the target Dag without its team, unlike every other authorization site. A team-aware auth manager distinguishes a team-scoped Dag from a global one by that field -- the Keycloak auth manager, for example, checks the DAG resource instead of DAG:<team> -- so the team-scoped permission that should gate the request was never consulted. In a deployment running multi-team mode with a team-aware auth manager, an authenticated user in one team could trigger Dag runs belonging to another team, supplying their own dag_run_id and conf, and could read another team's XCom values. Deployments using the FAB auth manager are unaffected, as it has no multi-team support. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which resolves the Dag's team at both sites.

AnalysisAI

Cross-team DAG authorization bypass in Apache Airflow versions prior to 3.3.1 allows authenticated users in one team to trigger DAG runs and read XCom values belonging to other teams. The asset materialization endpoint (POST /api/v2/assets/{asset_id}/materialize) and the XCom check in wait_dag_run_until_finished both passed DagDetails without resolving the DAG's team_name, causing team-aware auth managers (e.g., Keycloak) to evaluate the permission against the global DAG resource instead of the team-scoped DAG:<team> resource. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires all of the following: (1) the Airflow deployment must be running in multi-team mode; (2) a team-aware auth manager must be configured - the vulnerability description explicitly names the Keycloak auth manager as an example, and confirms FAB auth manager deployments are entirely unaffected; (3) the attacker must hold a valid authenticated session in Airflow (any team membership suffices); (4) the target DAG must be team-scoped (i.e., have a non-null team_name). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is conditional: exploitation requires an authenticated session, a non-default multi-team deployment, and a team-aware auth manager - FAB deployments (the default for most Airflow installations) are completely unaffected. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade Apache Airflow to version 3.3.1 or later, which resolves the DAG's team at both affected authorization sites by calling DagModel.get_team_name() before constructing the DagDetails object. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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