CVE detail
CVE-2026-40861
A Dag author could either (a) create a symlink under their task's log directory pointing to an arbitrary file readable by the API server process (read-path attack — e.g. `/etc/passwd` or `airflow.cfg`) or (b) supply a `task_id` containing `..` sequences accepted by the Task SDK's `KEY_REGEX` (write-path attack), and in both cases the FileTaskHandler resolves the log path outside the configured `base_log_folder`, leaking or overwriting arbitrary files. Only affects deployments where the worker log folder is shared with the API server. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deploy the worker and API server with separate log volumes so that worker-controlled paths cannot reach the API server's filesystem.
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/1www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comJun 1, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://lists.apache.org/thread/823334db2559xjlwt59gpzjz47thnscllists.apache.org
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Vendor Advisorylists.apache.orgJun 1, 2026, 9:16 AM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 1, 2026, 9:16 AM
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