Apache Airflow 2.2 lifecycle
Current status
Apache Airflow 2.2 reached end of life on 1 May 2022. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
This line is end of life.
Plan your upgrade →Security: 15 tracked advisories affecting this line. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.
Official lifecycle source: Apache Airflow GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- end of life
- End of life
- 1 May 2022
- Latest release
- 2.2.5
- Released
- 4 Apr 2022
At a glance
- Version line
- 2.2
- Initial release
- 11 Oct 2021
- Lifecycle phase
- end of life
- Latest stable
- 2.2.5
- Latest release date
- 4 Apr 2022
- EOL
- 1 May 2022
- Risk
- high
- Releases tracked
- 6
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
11 Oct 2021
standard support
11 Oct 2021 → 1 May 2022
Source: Apache Airflow GitHub Releases
end of lifecurrent
1 May 2022 → —
Source: Apache Airflow GitHub Releases
Apache Airflow 2.2 reached end of life on 1 May 2022. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
Upgrade options
Newer supported Apache Airflow version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Apache Airflow 2.2
End of lifeEOL 1 May 2022
Supported upgrade options
- Apache Airflow 3.3Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 major version newer
- Apache Airflow 2.11Upgrade planner →Supported· 9 minor versions newer
Security
Advisories affecting Apache Airflow 2.2 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 15
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2026-59244
Apache Airflow: Secrets masker: `var.json` Variable values not masked in the Rendered Templates UI
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-59242
Apache Airflow: Arbitrary airflow.* class instantiation on the API server via the XCom deserialize endpoint
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-54183
Apache Airflow: Airflow Variables were not masked in the UI for authenticated users
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68968
Apache Airflow: Authorization bypass in the Backfill API through conflicting interpretations of the backfill id
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68969
Apache Airflow: Bulk Variable and Connection endpoints record secret values in the audit log in cleartext
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68970
Apache Airflow: Values of a list-shaped Variable are not masked in task logs and the Rendered Templates UI
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68971
Apache Airflow: Cross-team authorization bypass in the asset materialization and dag-run result endpoints
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68076
Apache Airflow: Connections test API: team-scope guard bypass resolves another team's environment Connection
- Affected:
- <3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68868
Apache Airflow Google provider: google Secret Manager backend: team scope is never applied, exposing every team's Connections and Variables
- Affected:
- <22.3.0
- Fixed in:
- 22.3.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68872
Apache Airflow Amazon provider: amazon SSM / Secrets Manager backends: team-scope guard bypass resolves another team's Connection or Variable
- Affected:
- <9.34.0
- Fixed in:
- 9.34.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68871
Apache Airflow Yandex provider: yandex Lockbox backend: team-scope guard bypass resolves another team's Connection or Variable
- Affected:
- <4.5.1
- Fixed in:
- 4.5.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-68870
Apache Airflow Microsoft Azure provider: microsoft.azure Key Vault backend: team-scope guard bypass resolves another team's Connection or Variable
- Affected:
- <14.1.0
- Fixed in:
- 14.1.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-59243
Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB auth manager: JWT signature verification disabled by default for Azure AD OAuth (`verify_signature` defaults to `False`)
- Affected:
- <3.7.3
- Fixed in:
- 3.7.3
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-59245
Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB auth manager: a DAG named "DAGs" hijacks the global all-DAGs permission (access_control privilege escalation via resource_name() collision)
- Affected:
- <3.7.2
- Fixed in:
- 3.7.2
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-33264
Apache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize()
- Affected:
- <3.3.0
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Latest release
Previous releases
2.2.4
22 Feb 2022
2.2.3
21 Dec 2021
2.2.2
15 Nov 2021
Release history
6 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~35 days
- Most recent
- 4 Apr 2022
Should I use this version?
Not recommended for new deployments
Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: Apache Airflow 3.3.
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Apache Airflow GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Apache Airflow Installation Prerequisitesfirst party
Official source: https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/installation/prerequisites.html
Verification time not recorded
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Apache Airflow GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Apache Airflow Release Processfirst party
Official source: https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/release-process.html
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 6
- Lifecycle periods
- 2
- EOL
- Known
- Provenance records
- 3
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026
