CVE-2026-86792 Apache Airflow Apache Kafka provider - Remote Code Execution

Apache Airflow Apache Kafka provider < 2.0.0 contains a remote code execution caused by unsanitized dotted-path strings in Kafka connection's `extra` field passed to confluent-kafka client, letting users with connection edit privileges execute arbitrary code in the scheduler process, exploit requires Kafka event producer enabled.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
1.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Remote Code Execution
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
16 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-470

Vendor fix

Upgrade to apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka 2.0.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

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