---
id: CVE-2025-62503
aliases:
  - GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f
  - BIT-airflow-2025-62503
  - PYSEC-2026-1133
title: Apache Airflow's create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables
summary: Apache Airflow's create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
vendor: apache-airflow
product: apache-airflow
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'apache-airflow >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1'
patched:
  - apache-airflow 3.1.1
published: '2025-10-30'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62503'
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/airflow'
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/ov923dyccwbv01v9mhcv7t7ykzobycfo'
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/29/8'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00405
epssPercentile: 0.31956
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:49.747Z'
---

## Overview

User with CREATE and no UPDATE privilege for Pools, Connections, Variables could update existing records via bulk create API with overwrite action.

## Affected packages

- `apache-airflow >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `apache-airflow 3.1.1`