CVE-2024-42447
CWE-613Published: August 5, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Airflow Providers FAB.
This issue affects Apache Airflow Providers FAB: 1.2.1 (when used with Apache Airflow 2.9.3) and FAB 1.2.0 for all Airflow versions. The FAB provider prevented the user from logging out.
* FAB provider 1.2.1 only affected Airflow 2.9.3 (earlier and later versions of Airflow are not affected)
* FAB provider 1.2.0 affected all versions of Airflow.
Users who run Apache Airflow 2.9.3 are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow Providers FAB version 1.2.2 which fixes the issue.
Users who run Any Apache Airflow version and have FAB provider 1.2.0 are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow Providers FAB version 1.2.2 which fixes the issue.
Also upgrading Apache Airflow to latest version available is recommended.
Note: Early version of Airflow reference container images of Airflow 2.9.3 and constraint files contained FAB provider 1.2.1 version, but this is fixed in updated versions of the images.
Users are advised to pull the latest Airflow images or reinstall FAB provider according to the current constraints.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-42447 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2024-42447 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts