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CVE-2017-17836
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.2%
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Description
In Apache Airflow 1.8.2 and earlier, an experimental Airflow feature displayed authenticated cookies, as well as passwords to databases used by Airflow. An attacker who has limited access to airflow, whether it be via XSS or by leaving a machine unlocked can exfiltrate all credentials from the system.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Information Exposure
- CWE-255 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-255 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Airflow
- affected Apache Airflow <= 1.8.2
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIapache-airflowGHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7 (opens in a new tab)
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9gqg-3fxr-9hv7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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