CVE-2026-28779

HIGH

Apache Airflow: Path of session token in cookie does not consider base_url - session hijacking via co-hosted applications

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.7 session token (_token) in cookies is set to path=/ regardless of the configured [webserver] base_url or [api] base_url. This allows any application co-hosted under the same domain to capture valid Airflow session tokens from HTTP request headers, allowing full session takeover without attacking Airflow itself. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.1.8 or later, which resolves this issue.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-668
Status published
Products (3)
apache/airflow 3.0.0 - 3.1.8
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow 3.0.0 - 3.1.8
pypi/apache-airflow 3.0.0 - 3.1.8PyPI
Published Mar 17, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 17, 2026