Apache Airflow up to 3.1.3 kwargs information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.3. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component kwargs. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-65995. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component kwargs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

When a DAG failed during parsing, Airflow’s error-reporting in the UI could include the full kwargs passed to the operators. If those kwargs contained sensitive values (such as secrets), they might be exposed in the UI tracebacks to authenticated users who had permission to view that DAG.  The issue has been fixed in Airflow 3.1.4 and 2.11.1, and users are strongly advised to upgrade to prevent potential disclosure of sensitive information.

It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-65995. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/27/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-207649). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Airflow 3.1.4

Timelineinfo

12/12/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/27/2026 +77 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-65995 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-65995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336187
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 12:09
Updated: 02/27/2026 12:53
Changes: 12/12/2025 12:09 (53), 02/22/2026 22:50 (1), 02/25/2026 18:07 (1), 02/27/2026 12:53 (12)
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