CVE-2026-32228 | Apache Airflow: Users with asset materialization permisssions could trigger Dags they had no access to

UI / API User with asset materialize permission could trigger dags they had no access to. Users are advised to migrate to Airflow version 3.2.0 that fixes the issue.

Published: 2026-04-18 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-32228 is rated Low Risk (37.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-32228

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 2026-04-22 0.01% 0.07% +0.06%
2 2026-04-18 0.01%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-32228

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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-32228

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-32228

GHSA-h97w-pm3w-mwmc · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Apache Airflow allows users with asset materialize permissions to trigger DAGs outside of their permissions

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-32228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache airflow >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-32228

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