CVE-2026-42360
Published:June 01, 2026
Updated:June 07, 2026
A bug in Apache Airflow's rendered-template field handling caused nested sensitive-key masking (e.g. nested "password" / "token" / "secret" / "api_key" keys inside a JSON template structure) to be bypassed when the rendered field exceeded "[core] max_templated_field_length": Airflow stringified the structure before redaction, losing the nested key context, and persisted the plaintext value into "rendered_fields". An authenticated UI/API user with permission to read rendered template fields could harvest secret values intended to be masked. Affects deployments where Dag authors pass structured JSON to operators with nested sensitive keys. This is a variant of "CWE-200" previously addressed for the user-registered "mask_secret()" patterns in CVE-2025-68438; that fix did not cover the nested sensitive-keyword allowlist. Users who already upgraded for CVE-2025-68438 should additionally upgrade to "apache-airflow" 3.2.2 or later to cover the nested-key path.
Affected Packages
apache-airflow (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.1 <3.2.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.2https://github.com/apache/airflow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=airbnb_prod.1.6.1.0 <3.2.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.2apache-airflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=1.8.1 <3.2.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.2Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04