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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-50203 EUVD-2026-37520GHSA-qf38-jq28-3ccqPYSEC-2026-218

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

Published Jun 17, 2026 · Updated Jun 17, 2026 · Assigned by apache

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow SFTP provider < 5.8.1 5.8.1

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling airflow-3 3.2.2-r7 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI apache-airflow-providers-sftp < 5.8.1 5.8.1 GHSA-qf38-jq28-3ccq

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