What is CVE-2023-50944?

CVE-2023-50944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-50944?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Airflow

CVE-2023-50944

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.1, have a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to access the source code of a DAG to which they don't have access. This vulnerability is considered low since it requires an authenticated user to exploit it. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.1, which fixes this issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Airflow
Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

github.com/apache/airflow/pull/36257 (Third Party Advisory, patch)
lists.apache.org/thread/92krb5mpcq8qrw4t4j5oooqw7hgd8q7h (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/5 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50944?: CVE-2023-50944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-50944?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.