Apache Airflow: Values of a list-shaped Variable are not masked in task logs and the Rendered Templates UI
Severity and exploitation
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Assessment vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSeverity
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What this means
Apache Airflow versions before 3.3.1 are affected by a vulnerability where list-shaped Variable values are not masked in task logs and the Rendered Templates UI, allowing authenticated users to recover sensitive information. The weakness is due to cleartext storage of sensitive information. Any authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability.
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache Airflow
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache Airflow
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affected
0 → before 3.0.0
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache Airflow
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache Airflow
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affected
3.0.0 → before 3.3.1
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
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Public exploit evidence
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Original source description
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Apache Airflow's Task SDK did not mask the contents of a Variable whose JSON value is a list, so secrets stored in that shape appeared in cleartext in task logs and in the Rendered Templates UI. Masking was applied only when the deserialized value was a string or a dict; a list at the top level matched neither and was returned unmasked. Any authenticated user able to read the logs or rendered templates of a task that references such a Variable could recover the values, with no special configuration required. This is the list-shaped counterpart of CVE-2026-59244, whose fix covered the dict case only, so deployments that upgraded in response to that advisory remain affected and must upgrade again. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.
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CVE-2026-68970View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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