Apache Airflow FAB provider: LDAP Filter Injection in FAB Auth Manager _search_ldap reachable via /auth/token
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Apache Airflow FAB Auth Manager contains an LDAP filter injection vulnerability (CWE-90) that allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate directory data or bypass authentication. Upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-fab 3.6.4 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, disable LDAP authentication until the provider can be updated.
Why it matters now
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 FAB provider | before 3.6.4 | 3.6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | apache-airflow-providers-fab (PyPI) | before 3.6.4 | 3.6.4 | Patch available | GHSA-g283-w6fp-c4fc |
- Apache Airflow FAB provider VendorApache Affected before 3.6.4 Fixed in 3.6.4 Patch available CNA
- apache-airflow-providers-fab (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.4 Fixed in 3.6.4 Patch available GHSA-g283-w6fp-c4fc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Airflow FAB provider (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.6.4
- Fix · GHSA-g283-w6fp-c4fc apache-airflow-providers-fab (PyPI) Fixed in 3.6.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46745
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g283-w6fp-c4fc
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Advisory 3
More Apache-airflow-providers-fab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56769 Insufficient session expiration in Apache Airflow FAB provider CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28416 Apache Airflow Providers FAB: FAB provider 1.2.1 and 1.2.0 did not let user to logout for Airflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42383 Improper signature verification in Apache Airflow FAB provider CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-59161 Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB Admin password PATCH does not invalidate database-backed sessions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-52804 Origin validation error in Apache Airflow FAB provider CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-30146 Apache Airflow Fab Provider: Application does not invalidate session after password change via Airflow cli CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-46745 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46745 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g283-w6fp-c4fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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