Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default
Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default, exposing SSH traffic between an Airflow worker and a Compute Engine VM to in-path network attackers who can intercept or modify the session. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-google` 22.0.0 or later.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-45361US | — | — | ||
Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default, exposing SSH traffic between an Airflow worker and a Compute Engine VM to in… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/24/9WEB
- https://github.com/apache/airflowPACKAGE
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/120dbed3462cedcb980aac022c587ba434249eb1WEB
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66746WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-google/PYSEC-2026-166.yamlWEB
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3lpj7ppwxp7jtp81rnxk75xvln7qd7h2WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45361ADVISORY
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