CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedApache Airflow's Task SDK exposes sensitive information by failing to mask the contents of Variables with list-shaped JSON values, allowing authenticated users to view secrets in cleartext within task logs and the Rendered Templates UI. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to any organization using Apache Airflow, particularly those with sensitive data in their workflows. Users should prioritize upgrading to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later to mitigate this risk.
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Original NVD Description
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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