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Medium, CVSS 6.5amended

Apache Airflow Improper Access Control vulnerability

CVE-2023-50783GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (apache-airflow 2.8.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2023-50783: 1.39% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 72.35 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Apache Airflow, versions before 2.8.0, is affected by a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user without the variable edit permission, to update a variable. This flaw compromises the integrity of variable management, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-50783

Advisory: Apache Airflow Improper Access Control vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2023-50783, GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-50783 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: apache-airflow 2.8.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI apache-airflow: affected < 2.8.0; fixed in 2.8.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show apache-airflow`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on apache-airflow.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q (OSV record GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-airflow >=0 <2.8.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5938-79hg-xh3q lists affected ranges: PyPI apache-airflow >=0 <2.8.0)

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