Apache Airflow: JWT token appearing in logs
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-532Published · 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-532.
Summary
JWT Tokens used by tasks were exposed in logs. This could allow UI users to act as Dag Authors. Users are advised to upgrade to Airflow version that contains fix. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.0, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00739 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 3.2.0apache-airflow (PyPI): 3.2.0
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Airflow | 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow (PyPI) | 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-phv5-vq5p-qhp7 |
- Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-phv5-vq5p-qhp7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-phv5-vq5p-qhp7 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31987
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phv5-vq5p-qhp7
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: [email protected] · CNA
References
Advisory 3
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-2026-31987 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31987 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phv5-vq5p-qhp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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