# CVE-2023-51702: PYSEC-2026-2350 - Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider, Apache Airflow: Kubernetes configuration file saved without…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-51702-apache-airflow-cncf-kubernetes-provider-apache-airflow-kubernetes  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-51702 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-13

Apache Airflow CNCF Kubernetes provider, Apache Airflow: Kubernetes configuration file saved without encryption in the Metadata and logged as plain text in the Triggerer service

Technologies: [apache-airflow (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/apache-airflow), [apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-51702 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-51702 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-51702?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** apache-airflow (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.6.1; apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0,fixed=7.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-51702?** Yes. apache-airflow (PyPI): upgrade to 2.6.1 or later; apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI): upgrade to 7.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-51702?** Check whether you run apache-airflow (PyPI) or apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- apache-airflow (PyPI): upgrade to 2.6.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "apache-airflow>=2.6.1"
  ```

- apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI): upgrade to 7.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes>=7.0.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- apache-airflow (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.6.1
- apache-airflow-providers-cncf-kubernetes (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0,fixed=7.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-51702
- GHSA-mg2x-mggj-6955
- PYSEC-2026-1144
- PYSEC-2026-2350

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