Apache AirflowGHSA-6hcw-qqr8-pjj8
Apache Airflow: Authenticated users can bypass the `is_safe_url` check
Fix: upgrade to 3.2.2 or later
A bug in the login redirect route in Apache Airflow allowed authenticated users to craft URLs that bypassed the is_safe_url check, enabling redirection from a trusted Airflow domain to an attacker-controlled origin. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deployment operators can place Airflow behind a reverse proxy that strips off-domain next= query parameters before they reach the login endpoint.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache-airflow PyPI | >= 3.0.0b3, < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Also known as
- BIT-airflow-2026-40961, CVE-2026-40961, PYSEC-2026-2345
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40961
- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65557
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/555f35576e3143dec65a7fb9acd95891841b45f2
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/bfd1881fa0cb1193f49dbac72d7462e66aaf8f25
- github.com/apache/airflow
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-2345.yaml
- lists.apache.org/thread/qmt8ksh7gty6b8hr9w294t94j36jdv1q
- pypi.org/project/apache-airflow
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/2