What is CVE-2026-68971?

CVE-2026-68971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-68971?

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

Auth bypass in Apache Airflow

CVE-2026-68971

Apache Airflow's asset materialization endpoint (`POST /api/v2/assets/{asset_id}/materialize`) and the XCom result check on `wait_dag_run_until_finished` authorized the target Dag without its team, unlike every other authorization site. A…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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.

Affected products

Apache Airflow
Apache Software Foundation Airflow — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@apache.org (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68971?: CVE-2026-68971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-68971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.