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CVE-2026-40861

Apache Airflow: Arbitrary File Read via Log Symlink following in FileTaskHandler

A Dag author could either (a) create a symlink under their task's log directory pointing to an arbitrary file readable by the API server process (read-path attack — e.g. `/etc/passwd` or `airflow.cfg`) or (b) supply a `task_id` containing `..` sequences accepted by the Task SDK's `KEY_REGEX` (write-path attack), and in both cases the FileTaskHandler resolves the log path outside the configured `base_log_folder`, leaking or overwriting arbitrary files. Only affects deployments where the worker log folder is shared with the API server. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deploy the worker and API server with separate log volumes so that worker-controlled paths cannot reach the API server's filesystem.
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Apache ≫ Airflow Version < 3.2.2
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Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.67% 0.469
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 6.5 2.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65325
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