# CVE-2026-49818: Apache Airflow Samba provider: Path traversal in GCSToSambaOperator via GCS object names

- Also known as: GHSA-F6VJ-48FM-HMVX, PYSEC-2026-208
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.12.6
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-10

## Affected

- apache-airflow-providers-samba: fixed in 4.12.6
- apache-airflow-providers-samba (PyPI): fixed in 4.12.6

## Description

The Apache Airflow Samba provider's `GCSToSambaOperator` joined GCS object names to the SMB destination path without a containment check, so an object named with `../` segments resolved a write path outside the configured `destination_path`. An attacker able to write objects into the source GCS bucket — typically an external data producer distinct from the trusted DAG author — could write files to arbitrary locations on the Samba target when the operator ran. Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-samba to 4.12.6 or later, which validates the resolved destination stays within `destination_path`.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67857
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3vs0m3p51psgf54tts18d6336g24x3sf

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