CVE-2026-48892
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Config API in Apache Airflow surfaced per-key secrets-backend overrides (environment variables like `AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID` and `AIRFLOW__WORKERS__SECRETS_BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID`) as synthetic config options whose option names were not in `sensitive_config_values`, so the masker did not redact them. An authenticated UI/API user with Config read permission could retrieve plaintext secrets-backend credentials (Vault `role_id` / `secret_id`, etc.) from the Config API output. Affects deployments that configure secrets backends via per-key environment overrides. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later.
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affected products (6)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2223Apache Airflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Airflow ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-9933-5rrp-mfwxApache Airflow exposes secrets backend credentials through the Config API2026-07-07ghsa · osvUS
The Config API in Apache Airflow surfaced per-key secrets-backend overrides (environment variables like `AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID` and `AIRFLOW__WORKERS__SECRETS_BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID`) as synthetic config options whose option names were not in `sensitive_config_values`, so the masker did not redact them. An authenticated UI/API user with Config read permission could retrieve plaintext secrets-backend credentials (Vault `role_id` / `secret_id`, etc.) from the Config API output. Affects deployments that configure secrets backends via per-key environment overrides. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later.
- BIT-airflow-2026-48892Apache Airflow: Config API leaks per-key secrets backend kwargs - masker bypass on synthetic options2026-07-12vendor · osvUS
The Config API in Apache Airflow surfaced per-key secrets-backend overrides (environment variables like `AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID` and `AIRFLOW__WORKERS__SECRETS_BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID`) as synthetic config options whose option names were not in `sensitive_config_values`, so the masker did not redact them. An authenticated UI/API user with Config read permission could retrieve plaintext secrets-backend credentials (Vault `role_id` / `secret_id`, etc.) from the Config API output. Affects deployments that configure secrets backends via per-key environment overrides. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later.
- PYSEC-2026-20872026-07-07vendor · osvUS
The Config API in Apache Airflow surfaced per-key secrets-backend overrides (environment variables like `AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID` and `AIRFLOW__WORKERS__SECRETS_BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID`) as synthetic config options whose option names were not in `sensitive_config_values`, so the masker did not redact them. An authenticated UI/API user with Config read permission could retrieve plaintext secrets-backend credentials (Vault `role_id` / `secret_id`, etc.) from the Config API output. Affects deployments that configure secrets backends via per-key environment overrides. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later.
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references (8)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/4cnnvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67622cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pq5yy40079h6tzh3fxvw28dd8dbk72hkcnnvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67622enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pq5yy40079h6tzh3fxvw28dd8dbk72hkenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/4Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67622Issue Trackingnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pq5yy40079h6tzh3fxvw28dd8dbk72hkVendor Advisorynvd
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