CVE-2026-86462
NVD: Apache Airflow FAB provider: changing a user's password through the Admin user-edit PATCH endpoint does not invalidate that user's existing database-backed sessions. NVD: An attacker who already holds a copy of the victim's session cookie keeps full access as that user after the password change, so the password reset does not evict them. NVD: Affects deployments using the FAB auth manager with database-backed sessions; an administrator (or the user themselves) performing a routine password change is the trigger, and no attacker interaction with the endpoint is needed.
9.1 Severity
CRITICAL EPSS
0.0080 (55) KEV
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Source-published summary
NVD: Apache Airflow FAB provider: changing a user's password through the Admin user-edit PATCH endpoint does not invalidate that user's existing database-backed sessions. NVD: An attacker who already holds a copy of the victim's session cookie keeps full access as that user after the password change, so the password reset does not evict them. NVD: Affects deployments using the FAB auth manager with database-backed sessions; an administrator (or the user themselves) performing a routine password change is the trigger, and no attacker interaction with the endpoint is needed.
Possible impact
This critical severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for critical severity review.
Affected context
vendor/product: apache / apache-airflow-providers-fab
Remediation / advisory
Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: 3.9.0.
Why it matters
This critical severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for critical severity review.; CVSS 9.1 (CRITICAL); EPSS percentile 55; not listed in KEV; Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: 3.9.0; sources: NVD, OSV, Vendor Advisory.
What to verify
Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.
Exposure hint
exposure unknown
Impact tags
Urgency reasons
Source-derived note
Summary derived from NVD / OSV / Vendor Advisory description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.
Redaction metadata
- source summary used
- True
- fallback summary used
- False
- unsafe procedural detail present
- false
- raw source displayed
- false
- public summary redacted
- true
Remediation handoff
Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.
Safety note
This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.