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TI-2025-38744 Aliases CVE-2025-62503GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f

Apache Airflow: Privilege boundary bypass in bulk APIs (create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables)

Priority LOW 22CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

User with CREATE and no UPDATE privilege for Pools, Connections, Variables could update existing records via bulk create API with overwrite action.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 3.1.1apache-airflow (PyPI): 3.1.1

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 Airflow3.0.0 to before 3.1.13.1.1Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)3.0.0 to before 3.1.13.1.1Patch availableGHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.1 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.1 Patch available GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.1.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.1.1
  • Fix · GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.1 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 3.1.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-38669 Apache Airflow: Airflow 3 API: /api/v2/dagReports executes DAG Python in APIPriority LOW 33
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62503
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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