CVE-2024-29733

Name: CVE-2024-29733
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-04-21T18:15:45.043+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.7/10EPSS 0.63%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-29733 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in Apache Airflow FTP Provider. The FTP hook lacks complete certificate validation in FTP_TLS connections, which can potentially be leveraged. Implementing proper certificate validation by passing context=ssl.create_default_context() during FTP_TLS instantiation is used as mitigation to validate the certificates properly. This issue affects Apache Airflow FTP Provider: before 3.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.7.0, which fixes the issue.. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in Apache Airflow FTP Provider. The FTP hook lacks complete certificate validation in FTP_TLS connections, which can potentially be leveraged. Implementing proper certificate validation by passing context=ssl.create_default_context() during FTP_TLS instantiation is used as mitigation to validate the certificates properly. This issue affects Apache Airflow FTP Provider: before 3.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.7.0, which fixes the issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

2.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.63%

45.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Apache-Airflow-Providers-Ftp	< 3.7.0

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://docs.python.org/3/library/ssl.html#best-defaultsTechnical Description
https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/95e26118b828c364755f3a8c96870f3591b01c31/airflow/providers/ftp/hooks/ftp.py#L280Product
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/38266Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/265t5zbmtjs6h9fkw52wtp03nsbplky2Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://docs.python.org/3/library/ssl.html#best-defaultsTechnical Description
https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/95e26118b828c364755f3a8c96870f3591b01c31/airflow/providers/ftp/hooks/ftp.py#L280Product
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/38266Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread/265t5zbmtjs6h9fkw52wtp03nsbplky2Mailing List, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 21, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-29733?

How severe is CVE-2024-29733?

CVE-2024-29733 has a CVSS score of 2.7/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29733?

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Source: NVD / NIST