Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-68970?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-68970 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-68970?

CVE-2026-68970 scores CVSS 6.5 (v3.1), rated medium. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%.

What does CVE-2026-68970 affect?

CVE-2026-68970 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.

6.5 Medium

Apache Airflow's Task SDK did not mask the contents of a Variable whose JSON value is a list, so secrets stored in that shape appeared in…

CVE-2026-68970

Apache Airflow's Task SDK did not mask the contents of a Variable whose JSON value is a list, so secrets stored in that shape appeared in cleartext in task logs and in the Rendered Templates UI. Masking was applied only when the deserialized value was a string or a dict; a list at the top level matched neither and was returned unmasked. Any authenticated user able to read the logs or rendered templates of a task that references such a Variable could recover the values, with no special configuration required. This is the list-shaped counterpart of CVE-2026-59244, whose fix covered the dict case only, so deployments that upgraded in response to that advisory remain affected and must upgrade again. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.

Assessment

CVSS: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 12 August 2026
Last updated: 3 November 2026
Affected: Apache Software Foundation · Apache Airflow
Assigner: apache

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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