Apache Airflow up to 3.1.6 incorrect privileged apis

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.6. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to incorrect use of privileged apis. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-22922. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect use of privileged apis vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-648. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apache Airflow versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.6 contain an authorization flaw that can allow an authenticated user with custom permissions limited to task access to view task logs without having task log access. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.1.7 or later, which resolves this issue.

The weakness was shared by 34selen. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-22922 since 01/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/10/2026).

Upgrading to version 3.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect use of privileged apis
CWE: CWE-648
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Airflow 3.1.7
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/13/2026 CVE reserved
02/09/2026 +27 days Advisory disclosed
02/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/10/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: 34selen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22922 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344984

Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2026 13:10
Updated: 02/10/2026 12:04
Changes: 02/09/2026 13:10 (56), 02/10/2026 12:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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