Exploitation requires the attacker to already be an authenticated Airflow worker holding a valid Log-server JWT issued for at least one Dag. Apache Airflow's Log server authorized JWT tokens against D
Exploitation requires the attacker to already be an authenticated Airflow worker holding a valid Log-server JWT issued for at least one Dag. Apache Airflow's Log server authorized JWT tokens against Dag IDs by applying Python's str.lstrip() to the requested path segment when verifying the JWT's sub claim. str.lstrip() strips any of a set of characters from the left (not a prefix), so a JWT issued for a Dag named e.g. dag_a would authorize log access to any other Dag whose name began with any subset of the characters {d, a, g, _} (e.g. dag_attacker, aaaa_target, _dag_secret). Such an authenticated worker could enumerate and read worker logs of other Dags whose names happened to share that character-class prefix, leaking task output and error traces beyond the documented per-Dag isolation boundary. Affects deployments relying on per-Dag log-access scoping (multi-team, shared-executor, shared-worker topologies). Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.2.2 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | apache-airflow | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45426
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66749
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-174.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/hz1q7vg65vq2h4fobv5ww8tp257fbqj9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/13
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5wm-j6wh-2834
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
apache-airflow- Disclosed
- 01.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 14:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x5wm-j6wh-2834 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-174 - 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.
- 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
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 8
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 16
- 2023: 31
- 2024: 18
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 61
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