Medium

The Apache Airflow Samba provider's `GCSToSambaOperator` joined GCS object names to the SMB destination path without a containment check, so an object named with `../` segments resolved a write path o

  • Disclosed: 09.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:18

The Apache Airflow Samba provider's GCSToSambaOperator joined GCS object names to the SMB destination path without a containment check, so an object named with ../ segments resolved a write path outside the configured destination_path. An attacker able to write objects into the source GCS bucket — typically an external data producer distinct from the trusted DAG author — could write files to arbitrary locations on the Samba target when the operator ran. Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-samba to 4.12.6 or later, which validates the resolved destination stays within destination_path.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) apache-airflow-providers-samba < 4.12.6 4.12.6

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
apache-airflow-providers-samba
Disclosed
09.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 14:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f6vj-48fm-hmvx - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-208 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: apache-airflow-providers-samba

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