Exploitation requires the attacker to already be an authenticated Airflow worker holding a valid Log-server JWT issued for at least one Dag. Apache Airflow's Log server authorized JWT tokens against Dag IDs by applying Python's `str.lstrip()` to the requested path segment when verifying the JWT's `sub` claim. `str.lstrip()` strips any of a *set* of characters from the left (not a prefix), so a JWT issued for a Dag named e.g. `dag_a` would authorize log access to any other Dag whose name began with any subset of the characters `{d, a, g, _}` (e.g. `dag_attacker`, `aaaa_target`, `_dag_secret`). Such an authenticated worker could enumerate and read worker logs of other Dags whose names happened to share that character-class prefix, leaking task output and error traces beyond the documented per-Dag isolation boundary. Affects deployments relying on per-Dag log-access scoping (multi-team, shared-executor, shared-worker topologies). Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66749 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/hz1q7vg65vq2h4fobv5ww8tp257fbqj9 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/13 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
01 Jun 2026, 18:25
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66749 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/hz1q7vg65vq2h4fobv5ww8tp257fbqj9 - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/13 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Apache
Apache airflow |
01 Jun 2026, 17:17
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 3.1 |
01 Jun 2026, 09:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-01 09:16
Updated : 2026-06-01 18:25
NVD link : CVE-2026-45426
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45426
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45426
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apache
- airflow
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
