CVE-2026-86792

Apache Airflow Apache Kafka provider versions 1.15.0 before 2.0.0 resolve dotted-path strings found in a Kafka connection's `extra` field into Python callables via `import_string`, with no allowlist, and hand them to the confluent-kafka client which invokes them. Deployments that have enabled the Kafka event producer — `dag_run_events_enabled` or `task_instance_events_enabled`, both disabled by default — build that client inside the scheduler process, so a user whose only privilege is editing Airflow connections gains arbitrary code execution in the control plane; the Airflow security model limits connection-configuration users to code execution on workers, not the scheduler. Deployments using Google Managed Kafka are not affected, because that code path overwrites any user-supplied `oauth_cb`; plain brokers and Amazon MSK are exposed. Users are recommended to upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka 2.0.0 or later, which adds an allowlist configuration option for connection-string callbacks.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Sep 2026, 14:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72208 - () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72208 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2 - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2 - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2?users@airflow.apache.org - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2?users@airflow.apache.org - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/15/15 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/15/15 - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
First Time Apache
Apache apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka

17 Sep 2026, 20:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

16 Sep 2026, 15:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2?users@airflow.apache.org -

Information

Published : 2026-09-16 10:16

Updated : 2026-09-18 14:30


NVD link : CVE-2026-86792

Mitre link : CVE-2026-86792

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-86792


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Products Affected

apache

  • apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka
CWE
CWE-470

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')