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CVE-2023-51702

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-51702 affects Apache Airflow versions 5.2.0 through 6.x.x when using deferrable mode with Kubernetes configuration for authentication. The vulnerability involves the unencrypted serialization and storage of Kubernetes configuration files in metadata, and in versions 2.3.0-2.6.0, logging them in plain text. This allows authenticated attackers to access sensitive Kubernetes configuration data. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this flaw has a low attack complexity but high confidentiality impact, as it could lead to unauthorized access to Kubernetes clusters. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.3.0, < 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.2.0, < 7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: apache-airflowFixed in: 2.6.1
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetesFixed in: 7.0.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-mg2x-mggj-6955medium

Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider, Apache Airflow: Kubernetes configuration file saved without encryption in the Metadata and logged as plain text in the Triggerer service

Jan 24, 2024

References

github.com / apache/airflow/pull/29498
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / apache/airflow/pull/30110
Patch
github.com / apache/airflow/pull/36492
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.apache.org / thread/89x3q6lz5pykrkr1fkr04k4rfn9pvnv9
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory