Critical severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-94134
Apache Airflow SSH provider, Apache Airflow SFTP provider: SSH hook disables host-key verification by default
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Apache Airflow SSH provider hook disables SSH host-key verification by default: unless `host_key` is configured or `no_host_key_check` is explicitly set to false, it accepts any server key. This affects SSH and SFTP connections that rely on the default. An attacker in a machine-in-the-middle position between the worker and the SSH or SFTP server can impersonate the server and capture the credentials or data a task sends.
Users of apache-airflow-providers-ssh and apache-airflow-providers-sftp are recommended to upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-ssh 7.0.0 and apache-airflow-providers-sftp 7.0.0 or later. The deferrable SFTP code paths had the same default and are covered separately by CVE-2026-94135; apache-airflow-providers-sftp 7.0.0 fixes both.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Apache Airflow SFTP provider · Apache Software Foundation
before 7.0.0 · source: vendor
AA
Apache Airflow SSH provider · Apache Software Foundation
before 7.0.0 · source: vendor
Affected product
AA
Apache Airflow SFTP provider
Apache Software Foundation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94134
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94134
github.com
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/73419
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ksr1lztvd3zr74f8xd1hzch1ssl0l3lj
www.cve.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94135
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