CVE-2025-62503

Apache Airflow: Privilege boundary bypass in bulk APIs (create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables)

Published Oct 30, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
User with CREATE and no UPDATE privilege for Pools, Connections, Variables could update existing records via bulk create API with overwrite action.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gp5f-cx7h-8q6f Apache Airflow's create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache airflow
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache airflow
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Description User with CREATE and no UPDATE privilege for Pools, Connections, Variables could update existing records via bulk create API with overwrite action.
Title Apache Airflow: Privilege boundary bypass in bulk APIs (create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables)
Weaknesses CWE-250
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2025, 2:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 15, 2025, 2:08 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 30, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 10:10 AM