CVE-2025-62503 (GCVE-0-2025-62503)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-30 09:11 – Updated: 2025-10-30 14:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Airflow: Privilege boundary bypass in bulk APIs (create action can upsert existing Pools/Connections/Variables)
Summary
User with CREATE and no UPDATE privilege for Pools, Connections, Variables could update existing records via bulk create API with overwrite action.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-30 14:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow |
Affected:
3.0.0 , < 3.1.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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