CVE-2024-28746: Apache Airflow: Ignored Airflow Permissions

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-281

Description

Apache Airflow, versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.2, has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with limited permissions to access resources such as variables, connections, etc from the UI which they do not have permission to access. Users of Apache Airflow are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.3 or newer to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability

Affected products

Apache Airflow: from 2.8.0 before 2.8.3 — fixed in 2.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Airflow 2.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/13/5
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/37881
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b4pffc7w7do6qgk4jjbyxvdz5odrvny7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/13/5
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/37881
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b4pffc7w7do6qgk4jjbyxvdz5odrvny7

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