Answer in brief
CVE-2026-48828 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Apache Airflow: Bulk JSON Variables bypass should_hide_value_for_key - redact() called without the key. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow (generic), apache-airflow (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow (generic), apache-airflow (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflowgeneric | >=0 <3.3.0 | 3.3.0 |
| apache-airflowpip | <3.3.0 | 3.3.0 |
Published upstream
Jul 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 7, 2026
The Bulk Variables API in Apache Airflow called the redactor without passing the variable's key, so the key-based `should_hide_value_for_key` check (which triggers on secret-suffixed key names like `*_password` / `*_token` / `*_secret`) could not fire for JSON-decodable variable values. An authenticated UI/API user with bulk Variable read permission could retrieve plaintext values from JSON variables whose key would otherwise trigger redaction. Affects deployments that store sensitive values in JSON-typed Airflow Variables under secret-suffixed key names. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.3.0 or later (the fix landed on `main` after 3.2.2; no 3.2.x backport).
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