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TI-2023-21409 Aliases CVE-2023-40611GHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92

Apache Airflow Dag Runs Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.7.1, is affected by a vulnerability that allows authenticated and DAG-view authorized Users to modify some DAG run detail values when submitting notes. This could have them alter details such as configuration parameters, start date, etc. Users should upgrade to version 2.7.1 or later which has removed the vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.7.1apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.7.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflowbefore 2.7.12.7.1Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.7.12.7.1Patch availableGHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available GHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.7.3VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.7.1
  • Fix · GHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.1 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.7.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-21497 Apache Airflow: Secrets can be unmasked in the "Rendered Template"Priority LOW 33
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40611
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • 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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