Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-94135
Apache Airflow SFTP provider: Async SFTP hook disables host-key verification by default
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Apache Airflow SFTP provider's deferrable code paths (`SFTPTrigger`, `SFTPHookAsync`, `SFTPClientPool`) disable SSH host-key verification by default unless the connection explicitly sets `no_host_key_check` to false. Deployments that run SFTP sensors or operators in deferrable mode are affected. An attacker in a machine-in-the-middle position between the triggerer and the SFTP server can impersonate the server and capture the credentials or data exchanged.
Users of apache-airflow-providers-sftp are recommended to upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-sftp 7.0.0 or later. This is a separate defect from CVE-2026-94134 (the synchronous SSH hook default, which also affects the SFTP hook); users who applied the fix for one also need this release for the other - apache-airflow-providers-sftp 7.0.0 fixes both.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% 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
Affected product
AA
Apache Airflow SFTP provider
Apache Software Foundation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94135
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94135
github.com
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/73419
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/jbzs97t9y1zd1yp5rvxzjbx90mqz82kf
www.cve.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94134
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