Authorization Flaw in apache-airflow (CVE-2026-45426)
Summary
Vulnerability in apache-airflow (CVE-2026-45426). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via sub. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.2.2 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-45426 has been found in apache-airflow.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like sub over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10.
What to do: upgrade apache-airflow to 3.2.2 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "apache-airflow CVE-2026-45426" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-45426 (apache-airflow) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 3.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: sub / dag_a / dag_attacker / aaaa_target
Patched: 3.2.2 — 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.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in apache-airflow. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via sub.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of apache-airflow. Attack surface: sub / dag_a / dag_attacker / aaaa_target.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.2.2.
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' . 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' . | 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 to 3.2.2ステージング環境で 3.2.2 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 nvd.nist.gov
- advisory lists.apache.org
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- web openwall.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web pypi.python.org