Description
Secrets in Variables saved as JSON dictionaries were not properly redacted - in case thee variables were retrieved by the user the secrets stored as nested fields were not masked.

If you do not store variables with sensitive values in JSON form, you are not affected. Otherwise please upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0 that has the fix implemented
Published: 2026-04-18
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Sensitive Data Exposure
Action: Apply Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w9r4-94fj-xp69 Apache Airflow Exposes Secrets in Variables Saved as JSON Dictionaries
History

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache airflow
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache airflow

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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References

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Description Secrets in Variables saved as JSON dictionaries were not properly redacted - in case thee variables were retrieved by the user the secrets stored as nested fields were not masked. If you do not store variables with sensitive values in JSON form, you are not affected. Otherwise please upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0 that has the fix implemented
Title Apache Airflow: 3.x - Nested Variable Secret Values Bypass Redaction via max_depth=1
Weaknesses CWE-668
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-20T16:11:33.956Z

Reserved: 2026-03-13T10:53:28.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-32690

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T06:29:00.682Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-18T07:16:10.683

Modified: 2026-04-21T14:41:08.253

Link: CVE-2026-32690

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-20T18:45:14Z

Weaknesses