High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2026· Updated Jul 24, 2026
CVE-2026-27173
CVE-2026-27173
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetesPyPI | < 10.17.0 | 10.17.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <10.17.0
Patches
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References
5- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60108nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/35nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-524w-vq63-2xhfghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/pk3m2z4s2rkmc0v6gh9hnch9spc6stqwnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27173ghsaADVISORY
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