CVE-2023-25956 | Apache Airflow AWS Provider: Arbitrary file read via AWS provider

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in the Apache Airflow AWS Provider. This issue affects Apache Airflow AWS Provider versions before 7.2.1.

Published: 2023-02-24 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-25956 is rated Moderate Risk (55/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.50%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-25956

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.24% 1.50% +0.26%
2 2026-05-06 1.45% 1.24% -0.21%
3 2026-03-04 — 1.45% —

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-25956

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-25956

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-25956

GHSA-w695-p3j5-hrj9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Apache Airflow AWS Provider Generates Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-25956

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache apache-airflow-providers-amazon < 7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-amazon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-25956

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