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CVE-2026-40861
Summary

A Dag author could either (a) create a symlink under their task's log directory pointing to an arbitrary file readable by the API server process (read-path attack — e.g. `/etc/passwd` or `airflow.cfg`) or (b) supply a `task_id` containing `..` sequences accepted by the Task SDK's `KEY_REGEX` (write-path attack), and in both cases the FileTaskHandler resolves the log path outside the configured `base_log_folder`, leaking or overwriting arbitrary files. Only affects deployments where the worker log folder is shared with the API server. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deploy the worker and API server with separate log volumes so that worker-controlled paths cannot reach the API server's filesystem.

Publication Date June 1, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Registration Date June 2, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Last Update June 3, 2026, 3:49 a.m.
CVSS3.1 : MEDIUM
スコア 6.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
攻撃元区分(AV) ネットワーク
攻撃条件の複雑さ(AC)
攻撃に必要な特権レベル(PR)
利用者の関与(UI) 不要
影響の想定範囲(S) 変更なし
機密性への影響(C)
完全性への影響(I) なし
可用性への影響(A) なし
Affected software configurations
Configuration1 or higher or less more than less than
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.2.2
Related information, measures and tools
Common Vulnerabilities List