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TI-2026-25182 Aliases CVE-2026-32690GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69

Apache Airflow: 3.x - Nested Variable Secret Values Bypass Redaction via max_depth=1

Priority LOW 18CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · 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

Secrets in Variables saved as JSON dictionaries were not properly redacted - in case thee variables were retrieved by the user the secrets stored as nested fields were not masked. If you do not store variables with sensitive values in JSON form, you are not affected. Otherwise please upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0 that has the fix implemented

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00421 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 3.2.0apache-airflow-core (PyPI): 3.2.0+1 more product

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 3.2.03.2.0Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow-core (PyPI)3.0.0 to before 3.2.03.2.0Patch availableGHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69
—apache-airflow (PyPI)3.0.0 to before 3.2.03.2.0Patch availableGHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.2.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.2.0
  • Fix · GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69 apache-airflow-core (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69 apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 3.2.0

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-23727 Apache Airflow: Bad example of BashOperator shell injection via dag_run.confPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-24758 Apache Airflow: Users with asset materialization permisssions could trigger Dags they had no access toPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-23738 Apache Airflow: Exposing stack trace in case of constraint errorPriority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69
  3. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
  5. 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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