CVE-2026-25604

Apache Airflow AWS Auth Manager - Host Header Injection Leading to SAML Authentication Bypass

Published Mar 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In AWS Auth manager, the origin of the SAML authentication has been used as provided by the client and not verified against the actual instance URL. 
This allowed to gain access to different instances with potentially different access controls by reusing SAML response from other instances.

You should upgrade to 9.22.0 version of provider if you use AWS Auth Manager.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rv5f-ccpm-xjj4 Apache Airflow AWS Auth Manager has Host Header Injection Leading to SAML Authentication Bypass
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache airflow Providers Amazon
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow_providers_amazon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache airflow Providers Amazon
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache apache-airflow-providers-amazon
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache apache-airflow-providers-amazon
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In AWS Auth manager, the origin of the SAML authentication has been used as provided by the client and not verified against the actual instance URL.  This allowed to gain access to different instances with potentially different access controls by reusing SAML response from other instances. You should upgrade to 9.22.0 version of provider if you use AWS Auth Manager.
Title Apache Airflow AWS Auth Manager - Host Header Injection Leading to SAML Authentication Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-346
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Mar 9, 2026, 4:48 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2026, 9:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 9, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Jul 2, 2026, 4:35 PM