Vulnerability in apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (CVE-2026-27173)
Summary
Vulnerability in apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (CVE-2026-27173). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 10.17.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-27173 has been found in apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.7/10.
What to do: upgrade apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes to 10.17.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes CVE-2026-27173" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-27173 (apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes) — CWE-538 / CVSS v3 8.7
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 10.17.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-538) exists in apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 10.17.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetesを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes to 10.17.0ステージング環境で 10.17.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory lists.apache.org
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- web openwall.com
- web github.com
- web pypi.python.org