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TI-2023-27713 Aliases CVE-2023-50783GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

Apache Airflow: Improper access control vulnerability on the "varimport" endpoint

Priority LOW 32CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.0, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user without the variable edit permission, to update a variable. This flaw compromises the integrity of variable management, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.8.0, which fixes this issue

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0139 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.8.0apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.8.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflowbefore 2.8.02.8.0Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.8.02.8.0Patch availableGHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.8.0 Fixed in 2.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.8.0 Fixed in 2.8.0 Patch available GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.8.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.8.0
  • Fix · GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.8.0

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-27290 Apache Airflow: Missing CSRF protection on DAG/triggerPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2023-25582 Apache Airflow: DAG Params alllow to embed unchecked JavascriptPriority LOW 27
    • TI-2023-26154 Apache Airflow: Improper access control to DAG resourcesPriority LOW 24
    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50783
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

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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