GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-fgch-86x8-fv43 Apache Airflow FTP provider: FTP Provider does not protect FTPS data channel (missing PROT_P)
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-49486
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- apache-airflow-providers-ftp
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-319
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-04
Affected packages
• PyPI apache-airflow-providers-ftp: < 3.15.1 → fixed in 3.15.1
Description
The Apache Airflow FTP provider's `FTPSHook.get_conn()` created an `ftplib.FTP_TLS` connection but never called `prot_p()`, so although the control channel was TLS-protected the data channel was transmitted in cleartext. Any deployment using `FTPSHook` or `FTPSFileTransmitOperator` to move files over FTPS exposed file contents and credentials-in-transit to a network attacker able to observe the data connection. Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-ftp to `3.15.1` or later, which issues `PROT P` to encrypt the data channel.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-49486 The Apache Airflow FTP provider's `FTPSHook.get_conn()` created an `ftplib.FTP_TLS` connection but never called `prot_p()`, so although the… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49486 advisory
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67946 web
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/a929d142d667f71dea29c565a7167216a9c30378 web
- https://github.com/apache/airflow package
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases/tag/providers-ftp/3.15.1 web
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-ftp/PYSEC-2026-238.yaml web
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/gwnsxlt9hfj5pc543wxtogbnjdn04xj1 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/1 web