CVE-2021-35936
mediumpriority · track · 23OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.054 · 93 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
If remote logging is not used, the worker (in the case of CeleryExecutor) or the scheduler (in the case of LocalExecutor) runs a Flask logging server and is listening on a specific port and also binds on 0.0.0.0 by default. This logging server had no authentication and allows reading log files of DAG jobs. This issue affects Apache Airflow < 2.1.2.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (3)
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- GHSA-m6h2-jx9v-58w6Missing Authorization in Apache Airflow2021-08-30ghsa · osvUS
If remote logging is not used, the worker (in the case of CeleryExecutor) or the scheduler (in the case of LocalExecutor) runs a Flask logging server and is listening on a specific port and also binds on 0.0.0.0 by default. This logging server had no authentication and allows reading log files of DAG jobs. This issue affects Apache Airflow < 2.1.2.
- BIT-airflow-2021-35936No Authentication on Logging Server2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
If remote logging is not used, the worker (in the case of CeleryExecutor) or the scheduler (in the case of LocalExecutor) runs a Flask logging server and is listening on a specific port and also binds on 0.0.0.0 by default. This logging server had no authentication and allows reading log files of DAG jobs. This issue affects Apache Airflow < 2.1.2.
- PYSEC-2021-1222021-08-16vendor · osvUS
If remote logging is not used, the worker (in the case of CeleryExecutor) or the scheduler (in the case of LocalExecutor) runs a Flask logging server and is listening on a specific port and also binds on 0.0.0.0 by default. This logging server had no authentication and allows reading log files of DAG jobs. This issue affects Apache Airflow < 2.1.2.
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references (6)
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r53d6bd7b0a66f92ddaf1313282f10fec802e71246606dd30c16536df%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apache-Airflow-information-disclosure-via-Logging-Server-DAG-Jobs-38530cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2766cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022060724cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r53d6bd7b0a66f92ddaf1313282f10fec802e71246606dd30c16536df%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r53d6bd7b0a66f92ddaf1313282f10fec802e71246606dd30c16536df%40%3Cusers.airflow.apache.org%3EMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
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