Authorization Bypass in Apache Software Foundation's Product
CVE-2025-62503

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Airflow
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-62503?

An authorization bypass vulnerability exists within selected Apache Software Foundation products. Users granted the CREATE privilege, but lacking UPDATE privileges for Pools, Connections, and Variables, can exploit the bulk create API with an overwrite action. This allows them to manipulate existing records, posing a significant security risk to data integrity and system stability.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Airflow 3.0.0 < 3.1.1

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/3v58249qscyn1hg240gh8hqg9...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Maciej Kawka
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CVE-2025-62503 : Authorization Bypass in Apache Software Foundation's Product