Vulnerability Description
Apache Airflow FAB provider: the Authentik OAuth path in the FAB auth manager does not validate the issuer or audience claims of the id_token it accepts. An attacker holding a token that the same Authentik identity provider minted for a different client application can present it to Airflow and be authenticated as the user it names, because the audience claim is never checked. Affects deployments using the FAB auth manager with Authentik OAuth where the same Authentik instance also serves other applications; the attacker needs a valid token for any of those other applications, not for Airflow. CVE-2026-75156 corrected the same missing validation on the Azure AD path in this file; the Authentik path was left unchanged and is fixed here. Deployments that applied the CVE-2026-75156 fix and use Authentik must also upgrade for this one. Users of apache-airflow-providers-fab are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.0 or later, which fixes the issue.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache-Airflow-Providers-Fab | < 3.9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72645PatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/qh7fobs16p2hgln2yblbgf8ty4dvf4y7Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/[email protected]Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75156Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-86466?
CVE-2026-86466 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). Apache Airflow FAB provider: the Authentik OAuth path in the FAB auth manager does not validate the issuer or audience claims of the id_token it accepts. An attacker holding a token that the same Auth...
How severe is CVE-2026-86466?
CVE-2026-86466 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-86466?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Fab.