CVE-2026-81930
Apache Airflow Snowflake provider: Unvalidated account field redirects SQL API bearer token off-domain
Description
Apache Airflow's Snowflake provider did not validate the connection's `account` and `region` fields before interpolating them into request URLs. The SQL API endpoint is built as `https://{account}.snowflakecomputing.com/api/v2/statements`, so an `account` value containing `/`, `?` or `#` demotes the intended domain to a path, query or fragment and leaves the attacker in control of the request host. The provider sends that request with an `Authorization: Bearer` header carrying a JWT minted from the connection's private key, or the configured OAuth or programmatic access token. A user who can edit the Snowflake connection but cannot read its secrets — Airflow gives connection-configuration users write-only access to stored credentials, and a `private_key_file` lives on the worker rather than in the connection — can therefore cause a valid token for the account to be delivered to a host of their choosing and replay it against the genuine Snowflake endpoint. No Dag-authoring ability is required: the attacker edits the connection and waits for an existing Dag to use it. The same unvalidated value was also used to build the OAuth token-request URL and the Cortex Agent base URL. Affects deployments where Snowflake connections are editable by users who are not trusted with the connection's credentials. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-snowflake` `6.18.0` or later, which rejects `account` and `region` values containing anything other than letters, digits, `.`, `_` and `-` in every URL the provider builds from them.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 7, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-snowflake to version 6.18.0 or later.
- Ensure Snowflake connection fields are properly validated.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-81930.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72174 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/324jm2mxd5x4nq85jfw1ostz94xwzrmk | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/12 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache-airflow-providers-snowflake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.18.0 Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72174 Types: Issue Tracking, Patch Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/12 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/324jm2mxd5x4nq85jfw1ostz94xwzrmk Types: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-81930', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-29T18:29:44.043559Z'} -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Sep. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/12 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Apache Airflow's Snowflake provider did not validate the connection's `account` and `region` fields before interpolating them into request URLs. The SQL API endpoint is built as `https://{account}.snowflakecomputing.com/api/v2/statements`, so an `account` value containing `/`, `?` or `#` demotes the intended domain to a path, query or fragment and leaves the attacker in control of the request host. The provider sends that request with an `Authorization: Bearer` header carrying a JWT minted from the connection's private key, or the configured OAuth or programmatic access token. A user who can edit the Snowflake connection but cannot read its secrets — Airflow gives connection-configuration users write-only access to stored credentials, and a `private_key_file` lives on the worker rather than in the connection — can therefore cause a valid token for the account to be delivered to a host of their choosing and replay it against the genuine Snowflake endpoint. No Dag-authoring ability is required: the attacker edits the connection and waits for an existing Dag to use it. The same unvalidated value was also used to build the OAuth token-request URL and the Cortex Agent base URL. Affects deployments where Snowflake connections are editable by users who are not trusted with the connection's credentials. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-snowflake` `6.18.0` or later, which rejects `account` and `region` values containing anything other than letters, digits, `.`, `_` and `-` in every URL the provider builds from them. Added CWE CWE-522 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81930.json">CVE-2026-81930</a> Added Reference https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72174 Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/324jm2mxd5x4nq85jfw1ostz94xwzrmk