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TI-2020-13261 Aliases CVE-2020-17511GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Apache Airflow

Priority LOW 34CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

In Airflow versions prior to 1.10.13, when creating a user using airflow CLI, the password gets logged in plain text in the Log table in Airflow Metadatase. Same happened when creating a Connection with a password field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02618 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 1.10.13apache-airflow (PyPI): 1.10.13

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache AirflowApache Airflow to before 1.10.131.10.13Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 1.10.131.10.13Patch availableGHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected Apache Airflow to before 1.10.13 Fixed in 1.10.13 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.13 Fixed in 1.10.13 Patch available GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.10.13VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.13 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.10.13
  • Fix · GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.10.13 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 1.10.13

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-13262 Server-side request forgery in Apache AirflowPriority LOW 31
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17511
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvcq-gmc3-q6m8

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • 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
See all 157 →

Sources

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