Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2026-48892Apache Airflow: Config API leaks per-key secrets backend kwargs - masker bypass on synthetic options
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in Apache Airflow from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | apache-airflow | 3.3.0 | GHSA-9933-5rrp-mfwx |
| PyPI | apache-airflow | 3.3.0 | PYSEC-2026-2087 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow | 0 – before 3.0.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow | 3.0.0 – before 3.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N