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CVE-2023-25754: Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-270

Description

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Affected products

• Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0 — fixed in 2.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Airflow 2.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/2
• https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29506
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/3y83gr0qb8t49ppfk4fb2yk7md8ltq4v
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/2
• https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29506
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/3y83gr0qb8t49ppfk4fb2yk7md8ltq4v

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