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title: "CVE-2026-86792: Apache Airflow Apache Kafka provider - Remote Code Execution"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-86792/
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# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86792)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/470.html)

## 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.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86792](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86792)
- [https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72208](https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72208)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2](https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/15/15](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/15/15)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2?users@airflow.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/jl4gpok02313yh3rvtvj8qbo11c6zpr2?users@airflow.apache.org)

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