Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2023· Updated Jun 25, 2025
Apache Airflow Dag Runs Broken Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2023-40611
Description
Apache Airflow, versions before 2.7.1, is affected by a vulnerability that allows authenticated and DAG-view authorized Users to modify some DAG run detail values when submitting notes. This could have them alter details such as configuration parameters, start date, etc.
Users should upgrade to version 2.7.1 or later which has removed the vulnerability.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI | < 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
< 2.7.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.1
Patches
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References
8- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/33413ghsapatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpg8-mf6h-gm92ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/8y9xk1s3j4qr36yzqn8ogbn9fl7pxrn0ghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40611ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/12/1ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/2a0106e4edf67c5905ebfcb82a6008662ae0f7adghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/b7a46c970d638028a4a7643ad000dcee951fb9efghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-170.yamlghsaWEB
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