CVE-2026-68868

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

Published Aug 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache apache-airflow-providers-google
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-google:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache apache-airflow-providers-google
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache airflow Google Provider
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache airflow Google Provider
Type Values Removed Values Added
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Apache Airflow Google provider: google Secret Manager backend: team scope is never applied, exposing every team's Connections and Variables
Weaknesses CWE-1220
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 2:56 PM
Reserved
Jul 31, 2026, 7:38 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 12, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 4:10 PM