Vulnerability in Apache Airflow
CVE-2026-41017
Apache Airflow's `JWTRefreshMiddleware` set the JWT auth cookie without the `Secure` flag, so deployments running the Airflow API server behind an HTTPS-terminating reverse proxy (e.g. nginx / Envoy / a managed load balancer that terminates TLS and forwards plaintext to the API server, the default cloud-native topology) would have the user's session JWT replayed over any cleartext HTTP request to the same host. A network-positioned attacker (Wi-Fi MITM, hostile LAN, captive-portal proxy) could induce a logged-in user's browser to issue an HTTP request to the deployment's hostname and capture the JWT cookie out of that request, then replay it against the authenticated API. Affects deployments where the Airflow API server is reached through a TLS-terminating proxy and the cookie's secure-by-default protection is load-bearing for session integrity. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41017?
- CVE-2026-41017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41017?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.