Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB Admin password PATCH does not invalidate database-backed sessions (CVE-2026-86462) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-86462

Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB Admin password PATCH does not invalidate database-backed sessions

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-86462 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB Admin password PATCH does not invalidate database-backed sessions. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow FAB provider (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 16, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026Source checked Sep 16, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 16, 2026Material review Sep 16, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

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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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow FAB provider (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow FAB providergeneric	>=3.2.0 <3.9.0	3.9.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow FAB provider.
Review the reported fix. Update Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow FAB provider to 3.9.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 16, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Apache Airflow FAB provider: changing a user's password through the Admin user-edit PATCH endpoint does not invalidate that user's existing database-backed sessions. An attacker who already holds a copy of the victim's session cookie keeps full access as that user after the password change, so the password reset does not evict them. Affects deployments using the FAB auth manager with database-backed sessions; an administrator (or the user themselves) performing a routine password change is the trigger, and no attacker interaction with the endpoint is needed. This is a second, independent route to the outcome addressed by CVE-2026-82311, which corrected an identifier comparison in the session-invalidation helper. That fix does not repair this endpoint, because the PATCH path never calls the helper at all. Deployments that applied the CVE-2026-82311 fix must also upgrade for this one. Users of apache-airflow-providers-fab are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

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