CVE-2026-68076 Details
Description
Apache Airflow's environment-variable secrets backend resolved a team-scoped Connection or Variable from the wrong team's scope. The guard meant to prevent this only ran when no team scope was supplied, and its pattern could not match a team name containing an underscore, which team names are allowed to contain. When the guard did not apply, the lookup fell through to an unconditional global read that resolved the stored `AIRFLOW_CONN__<TEAM>___<ID>` variable regardless of which team asked. In multi-team mode an authenticated user of one team could therefore have `POST /api/v2/connections/test` resolve another team's Connection and authenticate outward with that team's credentials; the endpoint uses the credentials rather than returning them. Exploitation requires `[core] multi_team` enabled, `[core] test_connection` set to `Enabled` (it ships `Disabled`), team-scoped secrets provisioned as environment variables in the API-server process, and knowledge of the encoded identifier. Redirecting the test at an attacker-controlled host is separately blocked. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.
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CISA-ADP
Assessed Aug 12, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/12/11 | CVE | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70736 | [email protected] | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70886 | [email protected] | |
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70902 | [email protected] | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/v4mc51dgmrc1t82mhzsngsgzo2gxsf2l | [email protected] | Mailing ListVendor Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-639 | Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| apache airflow | < 3.3.1 |
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Aug 12, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Aug 12, 2026 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| Aug 12, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |