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TI-2023-27837 Aliases CVE-2023-50944GHSA-vm5m-qmrx-fw8w

Apache Airflow: Bypass permission verification to read code of other dags

Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to access the source code of a DAG to which they don't have access. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires an authenticated user to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00979 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.8.1apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.8.1rc1

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 2.8.12.8.1Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)before 2.8.1rc12.8.1rc1Patch availableGHSA-vm5m-qmrx-fw8w
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected before 2.8.1 Fixed in 2.8.1 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.8.1rc1 Fixed in 2.8.1rc1 Patch available GHSA-vm5m-qmrx-fw8w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.8.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.8.1
  • Fix · GHSA-vm5m-qmrx-fw8w apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.1rc1 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.8.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-27836 Apache Airflow: Potential pickle deserialization vulnerability in XComsPriority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50944
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm5m-qmrx-fw8w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

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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