CVE-2026-32228
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Permission Escalation in Apache Airflow UI/API Allows Unauthorized DAG Triggering

Publication date: 2026-04-18

Last updated on: 2026-04-21

Assigner: Apache Software Foundation

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.

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Published
2026-04-18
Last Modified
2026-04-21
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-04-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2026-32228
EUVD
EUVD-2026-23664

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Vendor Product Version / Range
apache airflow From 3.0.0 (inc) to 3.2.0 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability allows a UI or API user who has the asset materialize permission to trigger Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) that they normally would not have access to.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that users with certain permissions could execute workflows (DAGs) they are not authorized to access, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data processing within the system.

Mitigation Strategies

Users are advised to migrate to Airflow version 3.2.0 that fixes the issue.

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