CVE-2026-50203Disclosure(apache / apache-airflow-providers-sftp)

LOWCVSS 9.1 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A path traversal in the SFTP provider (`SFTPHook.retrieve_directory` / `SFTPOperator(operation=get)`) let a malicious or compromised remote SFTP server write files outside the configured local destination directory via crafted directory-entry names. No Airflow account is required — the attack surface is any deployment downloading directories from an untrusted SFTP server. Upgrade `apache-airflow-providers-sftp` to 5.8.1 or later.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67985

Vendor / third-party advisories

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

apache-airflow-providers-sftp

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 1 signal
Disclosure: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

apache

Products

apache-airflow-providers-sftp

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/3

Full discourse1 post

Open Source Security mailing list@oss_security137d
Disclosure
CVE-2026-50203: Apache Airflow SFTP provider: Path traversal in SFTPHook.retrieve_directory allows local file write outside the destination directory via malicious server-supplied directory-entry names https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/3
Post summary
Apache Airflow’s SFTP provider is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw that permits arbitrary local file writes via malicious server-supplied directory entries; no PoC, exploit code, or patch details are provided.
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CPE platform detail1 entries

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Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
App	apache	apache-airflow-providers-sftp	-	-	-

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