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TI-2026-22974 Aliases CVE-2026-28779GHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx

Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Apache Airflow

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-668 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 session token (_token) in cookies is set to path=/ regardless of the configured [webserver] base_url or [api] base_url. This allows any application co-hosted under the same domain to capture valid Airflow session tokens from HTTP request headers, allowing full session takeover without attacking Airflow itself. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.1.8 or later, which resolves this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00704 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 3.1.8apache-airflow (PyPI): 3.1.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 3.1.83.1.8Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)3.0.0 to before 3.1.83.1.8Patch availableGHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.8 Fixed in 3.1.8 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.8 Fixed in 3.1.8 Patch available GHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.1.8VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.1.8
  • Fix · GHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.8 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 3.1.8

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-23737 Apache Airflow: Execution API HITL Endpoints Missing Per-Task AuthorizationPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-21416 Apache Airflow: Wildcard DagVersion Listing Bypasses Per‑DAG RBAC and Leaks MetadataPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-22818 Apache Airflow: DAG authorization bypassPriority LOW 20
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28779
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fhm-p86v-hwpx
  3. 2026-11-03 Fix available: [email protected] · CNA

References

Patch 1

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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