CVE-2024-50378: Apache Airflow: Secrets not masked in UI when sensitive variables are set via Airflow cli

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-201

Description

Airflow versions before 2.10.3 have a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with audit log access to see sensitive values in audit logs which they should not see. When sensitive variables were set via airflow CLI, values of those variables appeared in the audit log and were stored unencrypted in the Airflow database. While this risk is limited to users with audit log access, it is recommended to upgrade to Airflow 2.10.3 or a later version, which addresses this issue. Users who previously used the CLI to set secret variables should manually delete entries with those variables from the log table.

Affected products

Apache Airflow: before 2.10.3 — fixed in 2.10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Airflow 2.10.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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