TI-2026-23737 Aliases CVE-2026-30911 GHSA-8x34-9q3v-h7g8

Apache Airflow: Execution API HITL Endpoints Missing Per-Task Authorization

LOW 36CWE-862Published 2026-03-17 · Updated 2026-11-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · 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 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 missing authorization vulnerability in the Execution API's Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) endpoints that allows any authenticated task instance to read, approve, or reject HITL workflows belonging to any other task instance. 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 0.00558 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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: 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	3.1.0 to before 3.1.8	3.1.8	Patch available	CNA
—	apache-airflow (PyPI)	3.1.0 to before 3.1.8	3.1.8	Patch available	GHSA-8x34-9q3v-h7g8

Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8 Fixed in 3.1.8 Patch available CNA
apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8 Fixed in 3.1.8 Patch available GHSA-8x34-9q3v-h7g8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow::::::::	3.1.0 to before 3.1.8	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.1.8
Fix · GHSA-8x34-9q3v-h7g8 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 · 2026-03-17
Apache Airflow 3.1.8
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-22974 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Apache AirflowPriority MEDIUM 40
- 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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30911
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x34-9q3v-h7g8
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
2026-11-03 Fix available: [email protected] · CNA

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/62886

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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