CVE-2026-68868

Apache Airflow Google provider: google Secret Manager backend: team scope is never applied, exposing every team's Connections and Variables

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApache Airflow Providers Google

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Google Cloud Secret Manager secrets backend in Apache Airflow's Google provider never applied the team scope when resolving Connections and Variables: the caller's `team_name` was accepted by the backend but dropped at the internal call boundary, so every lookup resolved against the team-agnostic secret name. In a deployment running multi-team mode with this backend, a task or Dag belonging to one team resolved another team's Connection or Variable, obtaining its credentials in full. No unusual configuration is required beyond enabling multi-team mode and using this backend. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-google 22.3.0 or later, which builds and applies the team-scoped secret name.

Affected

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

v < 22.3.0
Affected range stops below 22.3.0, 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:

References (3)

PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70869
Vendor AdvisoryMailing List
Source: cverecord
https://lists.apache.org/thread/03h5y0fmqlh0yf055zlocxh591ozx69x
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/12/3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-1220

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