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Vulnerability details: VCID-pb3b-22wk-pbh5
Vulnerability ID VCID-pb3b-22wk-pbh5
Aliases BIT-airflow-2023-39508
CVE-2023-39508
GHSA-269x-pg5c-5xgm
PYSEC-2023-134
Summary Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.The "Run Task" feature enables authenticated user to bypass some of the restrictions put in place. It allows to execute code in the webserver context as well as allows to bypas limitation of access the user has to certain DAGs. The "Run Task" feature is considered dangerous and it has been removed entirely in Airflow 2.6.0 This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
System Score Found at
epss 0.00481 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-39508
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
cvssv4 8.7 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
generic_textual HIGH http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-269x-pg5c-5xgm
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/apache/airflow
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/apache/airflow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/airflow
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
ssvc Track https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
cvssv4 8.7 https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
ssvc Track https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
cvssv4 8.7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-39508
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
https://github.com/apache/airflow
https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
CVE-2023-39508 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
GHSA-269x-pg5c-5xgm https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-269x-pg5c-5xgm
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-02T16:18:16Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/101d59c4b88ab979d305b8d96f612c27c8a44aa8
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-02T16:18:16Z/ Found at https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/29706
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-02T16:18:16Z/ Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2nkjd0zqvtqk85s6ywpx3c35pvzyx15
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39508
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.65433
EPSS Score 0.00481
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T20:32:22.000402+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-134.yaml 38.6.0