GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-g3jr-4jrm-jvqv Apache Airflow Providers Elasticsearch: Elasticsearch task-log handlers leak credentials embedded in the host URL
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-41018
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- apache-airflow-providers-elasticsearch
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-532
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-15
Affected packages
• PyPI apache-airflow-providers-elasticsearch: < 6.5.3 → fixed in 6.5.3
Description
The Elasticsearch logging provider, when configured with a `host` URL that embeds credentials (for example `https://user:[email protected]:9200`), wrote the full host URL — including the embedded credentials — into task logs. Any user with task-log read permission could harvest the backend credentials. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-elasticsearch` 6.5.3 or later and, as a defense-in-depth measure, configure the backend credentials via a secret backend rather than embedding them in the `[elasticsearch] host` URL.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-41018 The Elasticsearch logging provider, when configured with a `host` URL that embeds credentials (for example… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41018 advisory
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65349 web
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/f9244064016a8db45277efb0c24808e663b233f3 web
- https://github.com/apache/airflow package
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow-providers-elasticsearch/PYSEC-2026-22.yaml web
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wz5l58drprmwlv6jxnq466x24jqbbhp7 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/10/3 web