CVE-2026-113504: Apache Airflow: Secrets masker: pattern-based masking bounded at depth 5 returns deeply-nested registered secrets in cleartext
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 3.0.0, 3.4.0.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 3.0.0, 3.4.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Apache Airflow's secrets masker stopped descending into nested structures after five levels, so a secret registered with the masker — for example a Connection password or a Variable value — that appeared more than five containers deep under non-sensitive keys was shown in cleartext in task logs and rendered template fields. A user who can read task logs or rendered templates, but is not meant to see those secrets, could read them. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.4.0 or later. Airflow 2.x is also affected; Airflow 2 has reached end of life and will not receive a fix, so Airflow 2 users should upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.4.0 or later.
- Published
- Nov 9, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 13th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-497
Report tools
Action score
26
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
- 2.1.1 and later · before 3.0.0affected · semver
- before 3.4.0affected · semver
Same product
apache software foundation: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-101031Apache Airflow: Shell command injection in the example_dag_decorator example Dag via an IPv6 zone identifier36Monitor
- CVE-2026-96285Apache Airflow: Scheduler: next_kwargs deserialized before the dict check, so resume data still invokes constructors35Monitor
- CVE-2026-86829Apache Airflow: Deserialization of task-controlled XCom values in the Scheduler during dependency evaluation35Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-111454Nov 9, 2026 · Apache Airflow: API: asset endpoints return scheduled/producing/consuming Dag IDs the caller cannot read26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-111455Nov 9, 2026 · Apache Airflow: Connections API: async connection test authorizes create at enqueue but overwrites a later-created connection at commit26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-113508Nov 9, 2026 · Apache Airflow: Logout token revocation fails open; errors silently swallowed30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow | 3.0.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow | 3.4.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026+5 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Gjoko Krstic, Zero Science Labfinder
- Jarek Potiukremediation developer
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1491 · Nov 10, 2026(Apache Çoklu Proje Güvnelik Zafiyeti)
Not on record for this CVE: variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-497 · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control SphereCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
- CVSS— → 6.5
- Severity— → medium
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.