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CVE-2026-81862

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Apache Airflow's Teradata provider embedded cloud storage credentials directly into SQL statements. `S3ToTeradataOperator` and `AzureBlobStorageToTeradataOperator` interpolate the source bucket's credentials as plain string literals into the `CREATE MULTISET TABLE ... LOCATION` statement whenever the bucket is private and no `teradata_authorization_name` is configured — which is the default credential path for both operators. The statement is then logged and executed, so the credentials reach two places outside the operator's control. The two operators expose different credentials through different channels, and deployments should check both. `S3ToTeradataOperator` takes its values from `s3_hook.get_credentials()`, which under an instance profile or IRSA returns runtime AWS credentials that were never registered with Airflow's secrets masker — and the STS session token is runtime-generated and therefore unmasked even when an AWS connection is configured. Those credentials appear **in the Airflow task log**, readable by any user with log-view permission on the Dag. `AzureBlobStorageToTeradataOperator` takes its storage account key from the connection, so the masker usually redacts the task-log copy; its exposure is the Teradata side. **Both** operators write the credentials into Teradata's DBQL query logs and live monitoring views, where Airflow's masking never applies and the values persist for that system's log retention period. Affects deployments using either operator against a private bucket or container without a Teradata `AUTHORIZATION` object. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-teradata` `3.7.0` or later, which keeps the credential-bearing statement out of the Airflow task log. Upgrading does not remove the credentials from Teradata's query logs and monitoring views, which Airflow cannot redact: users should configure `teradata_authorization_name` with a Teradata `AUTHORIZATION` object so that credentials are never inlined, and should rotate any credentials previously used through the inline path.

How to fix

Remediation Available
apache-airflow-providers-teradataNVD
Affected:< 3.7.0Fixed in:3.7.0CVE-2026-81862derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-81862?

Upgrade apache-airflow-providers-teradata to 3.7.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-81862 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-81862 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-81862?

CVE-2026-81862 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-81862 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for apache-airflow-providers-teradata (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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