Apache Airflow's asynchronous connection test checked permissions when the test was queued — only create permission
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 3.4.0 soon.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:33 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.4.0
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Apache Airflow and apache-airflow-core to 3.4.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Airflowapache-airflow-core | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPIapache-airflow-corepkg:pypi/apache-airflow-coreOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade Apache Airflow to version 3.4.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The issue affects only deployments that have enabled the non-default [core] test_connection setting, so disabling this setting can also mitigate the risk if upgrading is not immediately possible.
Description
Apache Airflow versions with the non-default [core] test_connection setting enabled have a vulnerability where asynchronous connection tests improperly handle permissions. Specifically, users with create permission but without edit permission can overwrite existing connections if the test completes and commits the connection under an existing ID. This issue is fixed in Apache Airflow 3.4.0 and later.