High

Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 session token (_token) in cookies is set to path=/ regardless of the configured [webserver] base_url or [api] base_url.

  • Disclosed: 17.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:19

Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 session token (_token) in cookies is set to path=/ regardless of the configured [webserver] base_url or [api] base_url. This allows any application co-hosted under the same domain to capture valid Airflow session tokens from HTTP request headers, allowing full session takeover without attacking Airflow itself.

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.1.8 or later, which resolves this issue.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) apache-airflow >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.8 3.1.8

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-668
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
apache-airflow
Disclosed
17.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 12:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-16 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: apache-airflow

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (158) in the archive
Total entries
158
First → latest
08.2018 09.2026
Without a fix
4
Exploited in attacks
2

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 16
  • High 49
  • Medium 86
  • Low 7

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 8
  3. 2020: 12
  4. 2021: 5
  5. 2022: 16
  6. 2023: 31
  7. 2024: 18
  8. 2025: 6
  9. 2026: 61
Severity:
  1. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-45360 >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.2 3.2.2
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-31987 >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0 3.2.0
  3. High · 8.1 CVE-2025-54550 < 3.2.0 3.2.0
  4. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2025-57735 >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0 3.2.0
  5. Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 session token (_token) in cookies is set to path=/ regardless of the configured [webserver] base_url or [api] base_url. this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-28779 >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.8 3.1.8
  6. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-68675 >= 3.0.0b1, < 3.1.6, < 2.11.1 3.1.6, 2.11.1
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