CVE-2026-32228: Apache Airflow allows users with asset materialize permissions to trigger DAGs outside of their permissions

April 18, 2026 (updated April 22, 2026)

UI / API User with asset materialize permission could trigger dags they had no access to. Users are advised to migrate to Airflow version 3.2.0 that fixes the issue.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h97w-pm3w-mwmc
github.com/apache/airflow
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/63338
lists.apache.org/thread/s7c75txgt4qf2rofcn43szfwgcrzy0nj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32228

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