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Apache DolphinScheduler CVE-2026-81569

| EUVDEUVD-2026-88814 MEDIUM
Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
2026-09-29 apache GHSA-xhgf-wr45-fhhj
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apache
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Vendor (apache) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated (PR:L) network user bypasses project authorization with no user interaction; impact is moderate and bounded by the target workflow's capabilities, so C/I/A:L.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 29, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 29, 2026 - 14:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Sep 29, 2026 - 13:51 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the handling of sub-workflow tasks. An authenticated user who does not have permission to access a target project can reference and invoke a workflow belonging to that project through a sub-workflow task.

The system does not properly verify whether the user has permission to execute the referenced workflow or access its project. As a result, the user can bypass project-level authorization controls and cause workflows in unauthorized projects to be executed.

Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized execution of workflow tasks and access to the resources or data available to the target workflow.

This issue affects Apache DolphinScheduler: before 3.4.3.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.4.3, which fixes the issue.

AnalysisAI

Improper authorization in Apache DolphinScheduler's sub-workflow task handling allows an authenticated user who lacks access to a given project to reference and execute a workflow owned by that project, bypassing project-level access controls. Only deployments using project boundaries as a security boundary (multi-tenant or multi-team instances) are meaningfully exposed, and exploitation requires a low-privileged authenticated account able to create workflows and sub-workflow tasks (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L); no victim interaction is required. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires an authenticated DolphinScheduler account with the ability to create workflows/sub-workflow tasks, but WITHOUT permission to the target project. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment No CVSS, EPSS, KEV, or SSVC data is provided, so risk must be inferred from the description and the CWE-862 (missing authorization) pattern. … 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 Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Apache DolphinScheduler 3.4.3, the version named in the advisory as fixing the sub-workflow authorization flaw (https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2dlzoz0vd5onovxxmylmgb2lvrsj0ot6); there is no vendor-supplied backport for earlier release lines in the provided data, so environments on 3.4.2 and below must move to 3.4.3 or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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