CVE-2026-27173: Information Disclosure (CVSS 8.7)

Description

JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.7

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0016

Probability of exploitation

0.05%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-538 CWE-538

References

Other References

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60108 https://lists.apache.org/thread/pk3m2z4s2rkmc0v6gh9hnch9spc6stqw http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/35

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-27173? +

JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.7 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-27173? +

CVE-2026-27173 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.7 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0016, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-27173? +

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