Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x JWT Token session expiration

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component JWT Token Handler. The manipulation leads to session expiration. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-57735. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component JWT Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When user logged out, the JWT token the user had authtenticated with was not invalidated, which could lead to reuse of that token in case it was intercepted. In Airflow 3.2 we implemented the mechanism that implements token invalidation at logout. Users who are concerned about the logout scenario and possibility of intercepting the tokens, should upgrade to Airflow 3.2+ Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.0, which fixes this issue.

The weakness was shared by Saurabh Banawar. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-57735 since 08/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated 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 04/09/2026).

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-209371). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• Apache

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• Airflow

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• 3.0
• 3.1

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/
• Product: https://github.com/apache/airflow/

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