{"id":"CVE-2026-49487","title":"In Apache Airflow before 3.3.0, the REST API task-instance detail and list\nendpoints returned a deferred task's trigger kwargs without masking","summary":"In Apache Airflow before 3.3.0, the REST API task-instance detail and list\nendpoints returned a deferred task's trigger kwargs without masking. When a\ndeferred operator passed a secret (for example a provider API key) into its\ntrigger, a…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-200"],"vendor":"apache","product":"airflow","affected":["airflow < 3.3.0"],"patched":["airflow 3.3.0"],"published":"2026-07-07","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T15:17:37.447","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49487","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67868","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/qlw6pozlzlfhkvmbgqsbjlq6vj4v0pc4","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/6","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22hf-vx2v-gjff"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","osv","pip"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-07-07T13:41:40.350304Z"},"epss":0.00664,"epssPercentile":0.5031,"aliases":["PYSEC-2026-2088","BIT-airflow-2026-49487","GHSA-22hf-vx2v-gjff"],"ecosystem":"pip","ingestedAt":"2026-07-10T18:56:50.619Z","slug":"CVE-2026-49487","body":"## Overview\n\nIn Apache Airflow before 3.3.0, the REST API task-instance detail and list\nendpoints returned a deferred task's trigger kwargs without masking. When a\ndeferred operator passed a secret (for example a provider API key) into its\ntrigger, any authenticated user with DAG-scoped task-instance read access for\nthat DAG could read that secret in clear text while the task was deferred.\nUsers should upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.0 or later, which masks sensitive\nvalues in trigger kwargs returned by the API.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `airflow < 3.3.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `airflow 3.3.0`\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-49487)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `apache-airflow < 3.3.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `apache-airflow 3.3.0`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2088","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}