Vulnerability Description
The Google Cloud Secret Manager secrets backend in Apache Airflow's Google provider never applied the team scope when resolving Connections and Variables: the caller's `team_name` was accepted by the backend but dropped at the internal call boundary, so every lookup resolved against the team-agnostic secret name. In a deployment running multi-team mode with this backend, a task or Dag belonging to one team resolved another team's Connection or Variable, obtaining its credentials in full. No unusual configuration is required beyond enabling multi-team mode and using this backend. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-google 22.3.0 or later, which builds and applies the team-scoped secret name.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache-Airflow-Providers-Google | < 22.3.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70869Issue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/03h5y0fmqlh0yf055zlocxh591ozx69xMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/12/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-68868?
CVE-2026-68868 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). The Google Cloud Secret Manager secrets backend in Apache Airflow's Google provider never applied the team scope when resolving Connections and Variables: the caller's `team_name` was accepted by the ...
How severe is CVE-2026-68868?
CVE-2026-68868 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-68868?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Google.