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TI-2023-22872 Aliases CVE-2023-42781GHSA-r7x6-xfcm-3mxv

Apache Airflow: Permission verification bypass allows viewing dagruns of other dags

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · 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-200.

Summary

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.7.3, has a vulnerability that allows an authorized user who has access to read specific DAGs only, to read information about task instances in other DAGs.  This is a different issue than CVE-2023-42663 but leading to similar outcome. Users of Apache Airflow are advised to upgrade to version 2.7.3 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01657 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.7.3apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.7.3

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 2.7.32.7.3Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.7.32.7.3Patch availableGHSA-r7x6-xfcm-3mxv
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.7.3 Fixed in 2.7.3 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.3 Fixed in 2.7.3 Patch available GHSA-r7x6-xfcm-3mxv

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 2.7.3
  • Fix · GHSA-r7x6-xfcm-3mxv apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.3 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.7.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-25389 Apache Airflow missing fix for CVE-2023-40611 in 2.7.1 (DAG run broken access)Priority LOW 23
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7x6-xfcm-3mxv

References

Patch 1

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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