Description
Secrets in Variables saved as JSON dictionaries were not properly redacted - in case thee variables were retrieved by the user the secrets stored as nested fields were not masked. If you do not store variables with sensitive values in JSON form, you are not affected. Otherwise please upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0 that has the fix implemented
Problem types
CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Product status
3.0.0 (semver) before 3.2.0
Credits
Nguyen Anh Binh [IA Lab – FPT University]
Kevin Yang
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/6
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/63480
lists.apache.org/thread/7rnzxofntcznqxnhsmjvvlvygwph7rn5