CVE-2026-32228 Apache Airflow: Users with asset materialization permisssions could trigger Dags they had no access to

What is CVE-2026-32228?

CVE-2026-32228 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Airflow, published on 18 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

UI / API User with asset materialize permission could trigger dags they had no access to. Users are advised to migrate to Airflow version 3.2.0 that fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32228?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow-core and airflow. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Airflow.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32228?

Upgrade apache-airflow-core to 3.2.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-32228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

• CVE-2020-13927 Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-11978 Apache Airflow Command Injection Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-33264 Apache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize() Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-25754 Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-22884 Apache Airflow, Apache Airflow MySQL Provider: Arbitrary file read via MySQL provider in Apache Airflow Critical 9.8

All Apache Airflow vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-airflow-2026-32228, ECHO-6678-a89a-3aec, GHSA-h97w-pm3w-mwmc, MINI-rp9r-ggw4-jqhg, PYSEC-2026-2360.