CVE-2026-50203
criticalpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A path traversal in the SFTP provider (`SFTPHook.retrieve_directory` / `SFTPOperator(operation=get)`) let a malicious or compromised remote SFTP server write files outside the configured local destination directory via crafted directory-entry names. No Airflow account is required — the attack surface is any deployment downloading directories from an untrusted SFTP server. Upgrade `apache-airflow-providers-sftp` to 5.8.1 or later.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- apache apache-airflow-providers-sftp< 5.8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-sftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1969Apache Airflow: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2026-06-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Airflow ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
- GHSA-qf38-jq28-3ccqApache Airflow SFTP provider: Path traversal in SFTPHook.retrieve_directory2026-06-17ghsa · osvUS
A path traversal in the SFTP provider (`SFTPHook.retrieve_directory` / `SFTPOperator(operation=get)`) let a malicious or compromised remote SFTP server write files outside the configured local destination directory via crafted directory-entry names. No Airflow account is required — the attack surface is any deployment downloading directories from an untrusted SFTP server. Upgrade `apache-airflow-providers-sftp` to 5.8.1 or later.
- PYSEC-2026-2182026-06-17vendor · osvUS
A path traversal in the SFTP provider (`SFTPHook.retrieve_directory` / `SFTPOperator(operation=get)`) let a malicious or compromised remote SFTP server write files outside the configured local destination directory via crafted directory-entry names. No Airflow account is required — the attack surface is any deployment downloading directories from an untrusted SFTP server. Upgrade `apache-airflow-providers-sftp` to 5.8.1 or later.
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/3cnnvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67985cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7f4b284oh44c1n95oq8mh1qc7y1lr9dxcnnvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67985enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7f4b284oh44c1n95oq8mh1qc7y1lr9dxenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67985Issue TrackingPatchnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7f4b284oh44c1n95oq8mh1qc7y1lr9dxMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
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