CVE-2026-50203 — Apache Airflow SFTP provider: Path traversal in SFTPHook.retrieve_directory allows local file write outside the desti…

Description (CNA)

A path traversal in the SFTP provider (`SFTPHook.retrieve_directory` / `SFTPOperator(operation=get)`) let a malicious or compromised remote SFTP server write files outside the configured local destination directory via crafted directory-entry names. No Airflow account is required — the attack surface is any deployment downloading directories from an untrusted SFTP server. Upgrade `apache-airflow-providers-sftp` to 5.8.1 or later.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Airflow SFTP provider	affected 0 before 5.8.1

CWE

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/67985
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7f4b284oh44c1n95oq8mh1qc7y1lr9dx

ADP enrichment

CVE

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/3

CISA-ADP

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