apache/airflow · Security
Apache Airflow exposes dict-valued var.json secrets in Rendered Templates
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-f643-3rc2-j27w
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-59244
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
Apache Airflow's secrets masker did not mask var.json Variable values whose value is a dict in the Rendered Templates UI — the dict value failed an isinstance(str) guard — so a secret stored as a JSON Variable and referenced in a template via var.json was displayed in cleartext to any user with access to that task's Rendered Templates view. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which masks nested Variable values regardless of type.
CWEs
- CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59244 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/68975 ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/fncod6vttfo5fvmfs3h9r8s2kmm9j1n6 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/12/7 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/917a086be848943aaaaa577b927e381f2dc1e99f ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/aee182636d0b10a95d94400f7d8b3228dc2c802f ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/b23955afc5c74386a092a1be5bcd376751c3c8a9 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases/tag/3.3.1 ↗
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-3706.yaml ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f643-3rc2-j27w ↗