An example of BashOperator in Airflow documentation suggested a way of passing dag_run.conf in the way that could cause unsanitized user input to be used to escalate privileges of UI user to allow execute code on worker. Users should review if any of their own DAGs have adopted this incorrect advice.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/26zmhfj1t95c1hld2r14ho81nzh1bdc8 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/64129 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/26zmhfj1t95c1hld2r14ho81nzh1bdc8 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory