TI-2026-29614 Aliases CVE-2026-40963 GHSA-gprj-xvq8-w53q

Apache Airflow: DAG authorization bypass on /ui/structure/structure_data

LOW 16CWE-285Published 2026-06-01 · Updated 2026-11-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
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-285.

Summary

The structure_data endpoint in the Airflow UI returned external dependency graph nodes for linked Dags without checking whether the caller had read permission on those linked Dags. An authenticated UI/API user authorized for one Dag could enumerate linked Dag IDs and dependency metadata for other Dags they were not authorized to read. Affects deployments that rely on per-Dag read scoping to keep Dag dependency topology private across teams. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00477 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 3.2.2apache-airflow (PyPI): 3.2.2

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 3.2.2	3.2.2	Patch available	CNA
—	apache-airflow (PyPI)	3.0.0 to before 3.2.2	3.2.2	Patch available	GHSA-gprj-xvq8-w53q

Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available CNA
apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available GHSA-gprj-xvq8-w53q

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow::::::::	3.0.0 to before 3.2.2	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.2.2
Fix · GHSA-gprj-xvq8-w53q apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.2 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2026-06-01
Apache Airflow 3.2.2
17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30568 Apache Airflow: BashOperator Jinja2 injection via dag_run.conf — low-privilege user patternPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-36484 Apache Airflow: JWT Token Exposure in KubernetesExecutor Command-Line ArgumentsPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-30661 Apache Airflow: Authenticated RCE via XCom PATCH endpoint — XComUpdateBody missing FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS validatorPriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40963
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gprj-xvq8-w53q
2026-11-03 Fix available: [email protected] · CNA

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65342

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/apache/airflow

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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