CVE-2026-40861

A Dag author could either (a) create a symlink under their task's log directory pointing to an arbitrary file readable by the API server process (read-path attack — e.g. `/etc/passwd` or `airflow.cfg`) or (b) supply a `task_id` containing `..` sequences accepted by the Task SDK's `KEY_REGEX` (write-path attack), and in both cases the FileTaskHandler resolves the log path outside the configured `base_log_folder`, leaking or overwriting arbitrary files. Only affects deployments where the worker log folder is shared with the API server. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deploy the worker and API server with separate log volumes so that worker-controlled paths cannot reach the API server's filesystem.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Jun 2026, 18:49

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apache
Apache airflow
References () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65325 - () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65325 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/823334db2559xjlwt59gpzjz47thnscl - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/823334db2559xjlwt59gpzjz47thnscl - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

02 Jun 2026, 17:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5

01 Jun 2026, 11:16

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/1 -

01 Jun 2026, 09:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-01 09:16

Updated : 2026-06-02 18:49


NVD link : CVE-2026-40861

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40861

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40861


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Products Affected

apache

  • airflow
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')