CVE-2026-86465

Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: Akeyless secrets backend: team-scope guard bypass via user-controlled key

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: the Akeyless secrets backend's team-scope guard can be bypassed with a user-controlled key. In a multi-team deployment, a Dag author scoped to one team can supply a Variable key containing a path separator that causes the backend to resolve a secret belonging to a different team, because the lookup path is concatenated from an unvalidated key after the team-scoped lookup misses. The Execution API Variables route accepts a path-shaped key, so this is reachable from ordinary Dag code.

Affects multi-team deployments using the Akeyless secrets backend. Single-team deployments are not affected, as there is no cross-team boundary to cross. This is the same class as CVE-2026-68870, CVE-2026-68871 and CVE-2026-68872 in the Azure Key Vault, Yandex Lockbox and Amazon secrets backends.

Users of apache-airflow-providers-akeyless are recommended to upgrade to version 0.3.1 or later, which fixes the issue.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache airflow Akeyless Provider
Vendors & Products Apache airflow Akeyless Provider
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Metrics ssvc

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache apache-airflow-providers-akeyless
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-akeyless:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache apache-airflow-providers-akeyless
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'}

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Description Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: the Akeyless secrets backend's team-scope guard can be bypassed with a user-controlled key. In a multi-team deployment, a Dag author scoped to one team can supply a Variable key containing a path separator that causes the backend to resolve a secret belonging to a different team, because the lookup path is concatenated from an unvalidated key after the team-scoped lookup misses. The Execution API Variables route accepts a path-shaped key, so this is reachable from ordinary Dag code. Affects multi-team deployments using the Akeyless secrets backend. Single-team deployments are not affected, as there is no cross-team boundary to cross. This is the same class as CVE-2026-68870, CVE-2026-68871 and CVE-2026-68872 in the Azure Key Vault, Yandex Lockbox and Amazon secrets backends. Users of apache-airflow-providers-akeyless are recommended to upgrade to version 0.3.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Airflow Akeyless provider: Akeyless secrets backend: team-scope guard bypass via user-controlled key
Weaknesses CWE-639
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Sep 7, 2026, 2:27 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 8:18 PM