CVE-2026-27173
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CVE-2026-27173 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache-Airflow-Providers-Cncf-Kubernetes | < 10.17.0 |
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60108Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pk3m2z4s2rkmc0v6gh9hnch9spc6stqwMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/35Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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