Medium severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-68970
Apache Airflow: Values of a list-shaped Variable are not masked in task logs and the Rendered Templates UI
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Airflow's Task SDK did not mask the contents of a Variable whose JSON value is a list, so secrets stored in that shape appeared in cleartext in task logs and in the Rendered Templates UI. Masking was applied only when the deserialized value was a string or a dict; a list at the top level matched neither and was returned unmasked. Any authenticated user able to read the logs or rendered templates of a task that references such a Variable could recover the values, with no special configuration required. This is the list-shaped counterpart of CVE-2026-59244, whose fix covered the dict case only, so deployments that upgraded in response to that advisory remain affected and must upgrade again. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% 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
before 3.3.1 · source: vendor
AI
Airflow · Apache
before 3.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68970
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68970
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70891
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/kkrlnbsk47oght4h38mcd3h2kcb8dt28
Mailing List
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59244
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