In Apache Airflow before 3.3.0, the REST API task-instance detail and list endpoints returned a deferred task's trigger kwargs without masking. When a deferred operator passed a secret (for example a provider API key) into its trigger, any authenticated user with DAG-scoped task-instance read access for that DAG could read that secret in clear text while the task was deferred. Users should upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.0 or later, which masks sensitive values in trigger kwargs returned by the API.
CVE-2026-49487
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-07. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 34%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 7, 2026
Last Modified
July 9, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026oss-security - CVE-2026-49487: Apache Airflow: Task-instance API exposes secrets in deferred trigger kwargs
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/6Remove trigger kwargs from the REST API response
Fix merged in apache/airflow PR #67868 on 2026-06-14 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67868Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-49487(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache-airflow | 1.10.0 ... 3.3.0rc2 (294 versions) | 3.3.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-17 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-10 15:29 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
- 2026-07-10 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-07 13:53 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-07 13:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
- 2026-07-07 11:56 UTCNVD update
- 2026-07-07 10:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-07 10:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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