CVE-2026-48892

MEDIUM

Apache Airflow: Config API leaks per-key secrets backend kwargs - masker bypass on synthetic options

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

The Config API in Apache Airflow surfaced per-key secrets-backend overrides (environment variables like `AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID` and `AIRFLOW__WORKERS__SECRETS_BACKEND_KWARG__SECRET_ID`) as synthetic config options whose option names were not in `sensitive_config_values`, so the masker did not redact them. An authenticated UI/API user with Config read permission could retrieve plaintext secrets-backend credentials (Vault `role_id` / `secret_id`, etc.) from the Config API output. Affects deployments that configure secrets backends via per-key environment overrides. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later.

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