Answer in brief
CVE-2026-50204 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow: Audit-log secrets masker redacts by key name only, persisting connection and Variable secrets in cleartext. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/apache-airflow (generic), Apache Software Foundation/apache-airflow-core (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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 Software Foundation/apache-airflow-core (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/apache-airflowgeneric | >=0 <3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation/apache-airflow-coregeneric | >=0 <3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
Published upstream
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 9, 2026
Apache Airflow's audit log stored Connection and Variable secret values in cleartext in the `Log.extra` column because the secrets masker matched only on configured sensitive key names. An authenticated low-privilege user with read access to the event-log / audit API — with no prior access to the affected connection or variable — could read those rows and recover the credentials verbatim. Users should upgrade to apache-airflow 3.4.0 or later, which masks these values and restricts the affected audit rows to authorized users. Airflow 2.x is also affected; Airflow 2 has reached end of life and will not receive a fix, so Airflow 2 users should upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.4.0 or later.
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