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Unknown [CVE-2026-68971] Apache Airflow: Cross-team authorization bypass in the asset materialization and dag-run result endpoints

This security Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-68971 affecting Apache Airflow.

CVE-2026-68971 Published Aug 12, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 12, 2026
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Apache Software FoundationAirflow
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Summary

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 team-aware auth manager distinguishes a team-scoped Dag from a global one by that field -- the Keycloak auth manager, for example, checks the `DAG` resource instead of `DAG:` -- so the team-scoped permission that should gate the request was never consulted.

In a deployment running multi-team mode with a team-aware auth manager, an authenticated user in one team could trigger Dag runs belonging to another team, supplying their own `dag_run_id` and `conf`, and could read another team's XCom values. Deployments using the FAB auth manager are unaffected, as it has no multi-team support.

Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which resolves the Dag's team at both sites.

Affected versions
  • Apache Airflow before 3.3.1

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Fixed versions
  • 3.3.1

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which resolves the Dag's team at both sites.

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