Cross-site request forgery in Apache Airflow
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, a CSRF vulnerability allowed for a remote command injection on a default install of Airflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02042 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed apache-airflow (PyPI): 1.9.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Airflow | Apache Airflow <= 1.8.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-68wv-rjrm-576p |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected Apache Airflow <= 1.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.0 Fixed in 1.9.0 Patch available GHSA-68wv-rjrm-576p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-68wv-rjrm-576p apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.9.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17835
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68wv-rjrm-576p
References
Advisory 2
Other 8
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/673026c740411cc6447aede8c6a816460fe03a59
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/6aca2c2d395952341ab1b201c59011920b5a5c77
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/c9dc9263986c1a55520ba44b6e5b0fcbd6c48712
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/dca5e7d116b5c8b103df13f89f061757c13c41ae
- https://github.com/apache/airflow
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2019-148.yaml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ade4d54ebf614f68dc81a08891755e60ea58ba88e0209233eeea5f57@%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E
More Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10905 Missing authentication in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09638 OS command injection in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19017 Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-16140 Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08169 Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-26776 Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-68wv-rjrm-576p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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