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CVE-2026-86473PYSEC-2026-3990BIT-AIRFLOW-2026-86473

Apache Airflow: Logout ignores a presented Authorization bearer token, leaving it revocable only by expiry

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Low (apache)
Fix
Fixed in 3.3.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Apache Airflow: the Core API logout endpoint revokes only a session token presented as the _token cookie. When a client logs out presenting its credential as an Authorization bearer header instead, the endpoint returns its normal logout response but revokes nothing, so the token remains valid until it expires. An attacker who already holds a copy of that token keeps the victim's access after the victim has logged out and believes the session ended; the default token lifetime is 24 hours and is configurable. Affects API clients that authenticate with a bearer token rather than the browser session cookie. The attacker must already possess a copy of a valid token; obtaining one is outside the scope of this issue, and no privileges beyond the victim's own are gained. Users of apache-airflow are recommended to upgrade to apache-airflow version 3.3.2 or later, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • apache-airflow

    From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.3.2

  • apache-airflowPyPI

    From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.3.2

References 2

GitHub · apache/airflow

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