# CVE-2026-45361: Apache Airflow Google provider: SSH host key verification disabled in ComputeEngineSSHHook (paramiko AutoAddPolicy default)

- Also known as: GHSA-G9V5-GJWF-9RWX, PYSEC-2026-166
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 22.0.0
- Published: 2026-05-25 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- apache-airflow-providers-google: fixed in 22.0.0
- apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI): fixed in 22.0.0

## Description

Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default, exposing SSH traffic between an Airflow worker and a Compute Engine VM to in-path network attackers who can intercept or modify the session. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-google` 22.0.0 or later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apache-airflow-providers-google, upgrade to a fixed version (22.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66746
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3lpj7ppwxp7jtp81rnxk75xvln7qd7h2?users@airflow.apache.org

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