CVE-2026-49297: Apache Airflow's Google provider operators `GCSToSFTPOperator` and `GCSTimeSpanFileTransformOperator` joined G

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CVE-2026-49297 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) affecting apache-airflow-providers-google. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Apache Airflow's Google provider operators `GCSToSFTPOperator` and `GCSTimeSpanFileTransformOperator` joined GCS object names returned by the bucket listing API directly to a destination filesystem path without normalisation or containment check. A user with write access to the source GCS bucket (typically a different trust principal than the DAG author — partner uploads, ingest-only service accounts, public-data buckets) could create an object w

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 38%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2026-07-06
Last modified	2026-10-25

Publisher (CNA): Apache Software Foundation · Vendor: apache

Last updated 2026-10-25 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-07-06 11:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-25 15:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

apache apache-airflow-providers-google UPGRADE

Affected: < 22.2.1

Fixed in: 22.2.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy apache-airflow-providers-google || rpm -q apache-airflow-providers-google || apache-airflow-providers-google --version

2. UPGRADE to 22.2.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade apache-airflow-providers-google

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade apache-airflow-providers-google

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

Exact fixes by distribution

Python (pip) · apache-airflow-providers-google · FIXED · 22.2.1 · vulnerable: < 22.2.1 · source

pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow-providers-google>=22.2.1" pip show apache-airflow-providers-google

Fedora ELN · nginx-mod-headers-more · FIXED · 0.41-1.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-31f55f396a · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-31f55f396a

Fedora 46 · erlang-hex_core · FIXED · 0.21.1-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-f3389199ff · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-f3389199ff

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-49297?

apache-airflow-providers-google: upgrade to 22.2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-49297 being exploited?

CVE-2026-49297 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-49297 affect?

CVE-2026-49297 affects apache-airflow-providers-google. Severity is high (CVSS 8.1). Apache Airflow's Google provider operators `GCSToSFTPOperator` and `GCSTimeSpanFileTransformOperator` joined GCS object names returned by the bucket listing API directly to a destination filesystem path without normalisation or containment

How urgent is CVE-2026-49297?

Priority 54/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; On your watchlist

Software pages

Apache Airflow vulnerabilities

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