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CVE-2023-25754

Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs

9.8 CriticalFix available

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.28%Up 2.2 points since May 9, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
CVE-2023-25754
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-270
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 9.8

Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
CVE-2023-25754
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-270
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0029 9.8

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
EUVD-2023-0029
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jchm-fm4q-c2fp 9.3

Apache Airflow vulnerable to Privilege Context Switching Error

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow. This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
GHSA-jchm-fm4q-c2fp
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-270
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
CVE-2023-25754
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-270
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jchm-fm4q-c2fp 9.3

Apache Airflow vulnerable to Privilege Context Switching Error

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow. This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
GHSA-jchm-fm4q-c2fp
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-270
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2023-25754 No score

Apache Airflow: Privilege escalation using airflow logs

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
BIT-airflow-2023-25754
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-59 No score

Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0.

Record
PYSEC-2023-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2023-25754 No score

CVE-2023-25754 in rootio-apache-airflow - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2023-25754 in the rootio-apache-airflow package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2023-25754
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apache-airflow
PyPI
 before 2.6.0b1
2.6.0b1
airflow
Bitnami
 before 2.6.0
2.6.0
apache-airflow
PyPI
 before 2.6.0b1, plus listed versions
1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2
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1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.111.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.121.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc31.10.12rc41.10.131.10.13rc11.10.141.10.14rc11.10.14rc21.10.14rc31.10.14rc41.10.151.10.15rc11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.7
2.6.0b1
apache-airflow
PyPI
 before 2.6.0, plus listed versions
1.10.01.10.11.10.101.10.10rc11.10.10rc2
Show 45 moreShow less
1.10.10rc31.10.10rc41.10.10rc51.10.111.10.11rc11.10.11rc21.10.121.10.12rc11.10.12rc21.10.12rc31.10.12rc41.10.131.10.13rc11.10.141.10.14rc11.10.14rc21.10.14rc31.10.14rc41.10.151.10.15rc11.10.1b11.10.1rc21.10.21.10.2b21.10.2rc11.10.2rc21.10.2rc31.10.31.10.3b11.10.3b21.10.3rc11.10.3rc21.10.41.10.4b21.10.4rc11.10.4rc21.10.4rc31.10.4rc41.10.4rc51.10.51.10.5rc11.10.61.10.6rc11.10.6rc21.10.7
2.6.0

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-25754 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Airflow, published May 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.6.0b1.

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