CVE-2026-50203
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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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.63% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 46% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalGHSA-qf38-jq28-3ccq: Apache Airflow SFTP provider: Path traversal in SFTPHook.retrieve_directoryghsa · 2026-06-17
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