CVE-2026-49818CWE-22

Apache Airflow Samba provider: Path traversal in GCSToSambaOperator via GCS object names

Medium · published June 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Apache Airflow Samba provider's `GCSToSambaOperator` joined GCS object names to the SMB destination path without a containment check, so an object named with `../` segments resolved a write path outside the configured `destination_path`. An attacker able to write objects into the source GCS bucket — typically an external data producer distinct from the trusted DAG author — could write files to arbitrary locations on the Samba target when the operator ran. Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-samba to 4.12.6 or later, which validates the resolved destination stays within `destination_path`.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00970 · 61.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-06-09T07:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 07:42Z
    Apache Airflow Samba provider: Path traversal in GCSToSambaOperator via GCS object names
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