CVE-2026-59245
Privilege escalation in Apache Airflow FAB auth when a DAG is named 'DAGs'.
Is CVE-2026-59245 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-59245 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-59245?
CVE-2026-59245 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-59245?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-59245. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-59245 affect?
CVE-2026-59245 affects apache-airflow-providers-fab <3.7.2, Apache Airflow (FAB auth manager). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-59245?
Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-fab to 3.7.2+ and audit DAG names/ACLs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Per‑DAG access to a DAG named 'DAGs' grants read/edit access to all DAGs, enabling disclosure/modification of workflows and injection of malicious tasks.
Immediate action required
- affected< 3.7.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.