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CVE-2026-40961 (GCVE-0-2026-40961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-01 07:55 – Updated: 2026-06-02 16:42
VLAI
Title
Apache Airflow: Open Redirect Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
A bug in the login redirect route in Apache Airflow allowed authenticated users to craft URLs that bypassed the `is_safe_url` check, enabling redirection from a trusted Airflow domain to an attacker-controlled origin. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deployment operators can place Airflow behind a reverse proxy that strips off-domain `next=` query parameters before they reach the login endpoint.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-02 16:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.2.2 (semver)
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Credits
Fushuling@secsys RacerZ@secsys Aritra Basu
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