CVE-2026-48828
MEDIUMApache Airflow: Bulk JSON Variables bypass should_hide_value_for_key - redact() called without the key
Title source: cnaDescription
The Bulk Variables API in Apache Airflow called the redactor without passing the variable's key, so the key-based `should_hide_value_for_key` check (which triggers on secret-suffixed key names like `*_password` / `*_token` / `*_secret`) could not fire for JSON-decodable variable values. An authenticated UI/API user with bulk Variable read permission could retrieve plaintext values from JSON variables whose key would otherwise trigger redaction. Affects deployments that store sensitive values in JSON-typed Airflow Variables under secret-suffixed key names. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later (the fix landed on `main` after 3.2.2; no 3.2.x backport).
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67495
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y9kf314t6dhnv994hr11wj3tbow847yc
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
9.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow
< 3.3.0
Published
Jul 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 07, 2026