Is CVE-2026-81914 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81914 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-81914?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Apache Airflow Google provider before 22.6.0; apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=22.6.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81914?

Yes. apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI): upgrade to 22.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-81914 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-81914?

Check whether you run Apache Airflow Google provider or apache-airflow-providers-google (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.

CVE-2026-81914: Apache Airflow Google provider query injection in Google Drive hook

CVE-2026-81914 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-09-29

Apache Airflow's Google Drive connector builds search queries by directly inserting file and folder names without escaping special characters. An attacker who can create objects in a storage bucket can inject malicious search terms into the query by naming files with apostrophes, allowing them to redirect uploads to attacker-controlled folders or trick downloads into returning attacker-supplied files instead of the intended data.

Technologies: apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI). Vendors: Apache, PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-81914 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81914 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-81914?: Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Apache Airflow Google provider before 22.6.0; apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=22.6.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81914?: Yes. apache-airflow-providers-google (PyPI): upgrade to 22.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-81914 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-81914?: Check whether you run Apache Airflow Google provider or apache-airflow-providers-google (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-providers-google (PyPI): upgrade to 22.6.0 or later
```
pip install "apache-airflow-providers-google>=22.6.0"
```

Technical details

The vulnerability is a string injection flaw in the Google Drive query builder where file and folder names from external sources (such as GCS bucket listings) are interpolated directly into single-quoted query strings without escaping quote characters. An attacker can inject additional query clauses by using an apostrophe in a file/folder name to break out of the string literal. This affects wildcard gcs_to_gdrive transfers where bucket contents are controlled by lower-privileged principals, enabling file steering attacks.

Affected products

Apache Airflow Google provider before 22.6.0

Identifiers

CVE-2026-81914
PYSEC-2026-4187

Timeline

2026-09-29: disclosed
2026-09-20: patched: Fix merged in PR #72166, available in apache-airflow-providers-google 22.6.0

References

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