{"id":"CVE-2026-27173","title":"JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods","summary":"JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running…","severity":"high","cvss":8.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","cwe":["CWE-538"],"vendor":"apache","product":"airflow_cncf_kubernetes","affected":["airflow_cncf_kubernetes < 10.17.0"],"patched":["airflow_cncf_kubernetes 10.17.0"],"published":"2026-05-19","updated":"2026-06-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27173","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60108","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/pk3m2z4s2rkmc0v6gh9hnch9spc6stqw","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/35","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00156,"epssPercentile":0.05227,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-01T09:50:45.838Z","slug":"CVE-2026-27173","body":"## Overview\n\nJWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `airflow_cncf_kubernetes < 10.17.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `airflow_cncf_kubernetes 10.17.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":47.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}