apache/airflow · Security
Apache Airflow FTP provider: FTP Provider does not protect FTPS data channel (missing PROT_P)
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-fgch-86x8-fv43
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-49486
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
The Apache Airflow FTP provider's FTPSHook.get_conn() created an ftplib.FTP_TLS connection but never called prot_p(), so although the control channel was TLS-protected the data channel was transmitted in cleartext. Any deployment using FTPSHook or FTPSFileTransmitOperator to move files over FTPS exposed file contents and credentials-in-transit to a network attacker able to observe the data connection. Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-ftp to 3.15.1 or later, which issues PROT P to encrypt the data channel.
CWEs
- CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49486 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67946 ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/gwnsxlt9hfj5pc543wxtogbnjdn04xj1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/1 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/a929d142d667f71dea29c565a7167216a9c30378 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases/tag/providers-ftp/3.15.1 ↗
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-ftp/PYSEC-2026-238.yaml ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgch-86x8-fv43 ↗