CVE-2026-45361 Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default

What is CVE-2026-45361?

CVE-2026-45361 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Airflow Google provider, published on 25 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Airflow providers-google's `ComputeEngineSSHHook` disables SSH host-key verification by default, exposing SSH traffic between an Airflow worker and a Compute Engine VM to in-path network attackers who can intercept or modify the session. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-google` 22.0.0 or later.

Weakness: CWE-322

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45361?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-airflow-providers-google. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Google.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45361?

Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-google to 22.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-45361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow Google provider

• CVE-2023-25691 Apache Airflow Google Provider: Google Cloud Sql Provider Remote Command Execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-49297 Apache Airflow Google provider allows path traversal through GCS object names High 8.1
• CVE-2023-25692 Apache Airflow Google Provider: Google Cloud Sql Provider Denial Of Service High 7.5
• CVE-2026-68868 Missing authorization in Apache Airflow Google provider Medium 6.5
• CVE-2026-81914 Apache Airflow Google provider: Google Drive query injection via unescaped file and folder names Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ECHO-c5a7-8dd9-27d6, GHSA-g9v5-gjwf-9rwx, MINI-3p9c-v3qm-9m3x, MINI-r6c7-64h5-m7mf, PYSEC-2026-166.