Apache Airflow Exposes Secrets in Variables Saved as JSON Dictionaries

Secrets in Variables saved as JSON dictionaries were not properly redacted - in case the variables were retrieved by the user the secrets stored as nested fields were not masked.If developers do not store variables with sensitive values in JSON form, their projects are not affected. Otherwise...

GHSA-2883-WWH7-X57V Apache Airflow: Incomplete redaction allowlist exposes secrets in Connection `extra`  to read-permitted users

A bug in the GET /api/v2/connections/connectionid REST API endpoint in Apache Airflow allowed an authenticated UI/API user with Connection-read permission to retrieve secrets stored in a Connection's extra JSON blob under field names not present in the redaction allowlist DEFAULTSENSITIVEFIELDS —...

CVE-2025-66236 Apache Airflow: Secrets from Airflow config file logged in plain text in DAG run logs UI

Before Airflow 3.2.0, it was unclear that secure Airflow deployments require the Deployment Manager to take appropriate actions and pay attention to security details and security model of Airflow. Some assumptions the Deployment Manager could make were not clear or explicit enough, even though...

CVE-2025-65995

In Apache Airflow , a vulnerability exists where a DAG failure during parsing causes the error-reporting mechanism in the UI to include full kwargs passed to operators. This can lead to the disclosure of sensitive values or secrets within the UI tracebacks to authenticated users who possess permi...

Apache Airflow exposes secret values to authenticated UI users via rendered templates

A vulnerability in Apache Airflow allowed authenticated UI users to view secret values in rendered templates due to secrets not being properly redacted, potentially exposing secrets to users without the appropriate authorization. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.1.4, which fixes this...