CVE-2026-40961
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CVE-2026-40961 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A bug in the login redirect route in Apache Airflow allowed authenticated users to craft URLs that bypassed the `is_safe_url` check, enabling redirection from a trusted Airflow domain to an attacker-controlled origin. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A bug in the login redirect route in Apache Airflow allowed authenticated users to craft URLs that bypassed the `is_safe_url` check, enabling redirection from a trusted Airflow domain to an attacker-controlled origin. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deployment operators can place Airflow behind a reverse proxy that strips off-domain `next=` query parameters before they reach the login endpoint.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Airflow | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.2 |
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65557Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/qmt8ksh7gty6b8hr9w294t94j36jdv1qMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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