Apache Airflow Bulk Task Instances API Auth Bypass (<=3.2.1)
CVE-2026-41084 Published on June 1, 2026
Apache Airflow: API authorization bypass: bulk TaskInstances allows cross-DAG mutation
A bug in Apache Airflow's bulk Task Instances API (`PATCH/DELETE /api/v2/dags/{dag_id}/dagRuns/{dag_run_id}/taskInstances`) evaluated authorization against the `dag_id` resolved from the URL path while operating on the `dag_id` / `dag_run_id` extracted from request-body entity fields. An authenticated UI/API user with edit permission on one Dag could mutate Task Instance state in any other Dag by keeping the authorized Dag's ID in the URL path and naming the target Dag's IDs in the request body entities. Affects deployments that rely on per-Dag edit-scope to keep Task Instance state isolated between teams. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-41084 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR Vulnerability?
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
CVE-2026-41084 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-41084
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow:- Version 3.2.0 and below 3.2.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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