CVE-2023-40611

Apache Airflow Dag Runs Broken Access Control Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2023 at 11:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAirflow

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.7.1, is affected by a vulnerability that allows authenticated and DAG-view authorized Users to modify some DAG run detail values when submitting notes. This could have them alter details such as configuration parameters, start date, etc. Users should upgrade to version 2.7.1 or later which has removed the vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.7.1v < 2.7.3
Affected range stops below 2.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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