High severity · published Apr 18, 2026
CVE-2026-32228
Apache Airflow: Users with asset materialization permisssions could trigger Dags they had no access to
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Apache Airflow · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0 before 3.2.0 · source: vendor
AI
Airflow · Apache
3.0.0 before 3.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32228
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/63338
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/s7c75txgt4qf2rofcn43szfwgcrzy0nj
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/8
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