CVE-2026-86465 json
Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: Akeyless secrets backend: team-scope guard bypass via user-controlled key
published 2026-09-16 54 d ago modified 2026-09-17 52 d ago also EUVD-2026-80316
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: the Akeyless secrets backend's team-scope guard can be bypassed with a user-controlled key. In a multi-team deployment, a Dag author scoped to one team can supply a Variable key containing a path separator that causes the backend to resolve a secret belonging to a different team, because the lookup path is concatenated from an unvalidated key after the team-scoped lookup misses. The Execution API Variables route accepts a path-shaped key, so this is reachable from ordinary Dag code.
Affects multi-team deployments using the Akeyless secrets backend. Single-team deployments are not affected, as there is no cross-team boundary to cross. This is the same class as CVE-2026-68870, CVE-2026-68871 and CVE-2026-68872 in the Azure Key Vault, Yandex Lockbox and Amazon secrets backends.
Users of apache-airflow-providers-akeyless are recommended to upgrade to version 0.3.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Akeyless provider 0.3.1
- github.com/apache/airflow#72646 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 52 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Akeyless provider
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
-
github.com
/apache/airflow/pull/72646
patch, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/vczt5xgqjv8ot8fpp1vdq3rmnfm50w0g?users@airflow.apache.org
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread/vczt5xgqjv8ot8fpp1vdq3rmnfm50w0g
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68870
related, not-applicable
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68871
related, not-applicable
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cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68872
related, not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86465
- NVD CVE-2026-86465
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