CVE-2026-34538 PUBLISHED

Apache Airflow: Authorization bypass in DagRun wait endpoint (XCom exposure)

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 30.03.2026 Published: 09.04.2026 Updated: 09.04.2026

Apache Airflow versions 3.0.0 through 3.1.8 DagRun wait endpoint returns XCom result values even to users who only have DAG Run read permissions, such as the Viewer role.This behavior conflicts with the FAB RBAC model, which treats XCom as a separate protected resource, and with the security model documentation that defines the Viewer role as read-only.

Airflow uses the FAB Auth Manager to manage access control on a per-resource basis. The Viewer role is intended to be read-only by default, and the security model documentation defines Viewer users as those who can inspect DAGs without accessing sensitive execution results.

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0 which resolves this issue.

Product Status

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Airflow
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3.0.0 to 3.2.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • selen finder
  • Kevin Yang remediation developer

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere CWE