Apache Airflow's `JWTRefreshMiddleware` set the JWT auth cookie without the `Secure` flag, so deployments running the Airflow API server behind an HTTPS-terminating reverse proxy (e.g. nginx / Envoy / a managed load balancer that terminates TLS and forwards plaintext to the API server, the default cloud-native topology) would have the user's session JWT replayed over any cleartext HTTP request to the same host. A network-positioned attacker (Wi-Fi MITM, hostile LAN, captive-portal proxy) could induce a logged-in user's browser to issue an HTTP request to the deployment's hostname and capture the JWT cookie out of that request, then replay it against the authenticated API. Affects deployments where the Airflow API server is reached through a TLS-terminating proxy and the cookie's secure-by-default protection is load-bearing for session integrity. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65348 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/9jx0sk49c1250zflx0q3clc717qgjdch | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
01 Jun 2026, 17:08
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.9 |
| First Time |
Apache
Apache airflow |
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| References | () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65348 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/9jx0sk49c1250zflx0q3clc717qgjdch - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/6 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
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| References |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-01 09:16
Updated : 2026-06-02 17:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-41017
Mitre link : CVE-2026-41017
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41017
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apache
- airflow
CWE
CWE-614
Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute
