Apache Airflow: Assigning single DAG permission leaked all DAGs Import Errors
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Apache Airflow versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.7, has vulnerability that allows authenticated UI users with permission to one or more specific Dags to view import errors generated by other Dags they did not have access to. Users are advised to upgrade to 3.1.7 or later, which resolves this issue
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Airflow | 3.0.0 to before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-5g2w-9f8g-g5q7 |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available GHSA-5g2w-9f8g-g5q7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.1.7
- Fix · GHSA-5g2w-9f8g-g5q7 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.7 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Airflow 3.1.7
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-18407 Apache Airflow: Airflow externalLogUrl Permission BypassPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24098
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g2w-9f8g-g5q7
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: [email protected] · CNA
References
More Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-24098 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24098 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5g2w-9f8g-g5q7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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