CVE-2026-27173

8.7 HIGH 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Disclosure Server

What it is

JWT tokens that were used by workers in Kubernetes Executors have been exposed to users who had read only access to Kuberentes Pods. This could allow users with just read-only access to perform actions that were only available to running tasks via Task SDK and potentially allow to modify state of Airflow Database for tasks.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-05-19 20:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-07-24 09:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 8.7 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-05-19 20:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-07-24 09:10 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-538
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Apache apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes < 10.17.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.7

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record