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CVE-2026-33264: Apache Airflow allows code execution through unsafe serialized DAG deserialization

July 7, 2026 (updated September 4, 2026)

A bug in BaseSerialization.deserialize() allowed unrestricted import_string() of attacker-controlled class paths when the Scheduler / API Server loaded a serialized DAG: a DAG author could embed a malicious trigger into a DAG to gain remote code execution on the API Server / Scheduler process, crossing the Airflow security boundary that DAG-author code must never execute in those processes. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.0 or later. As a defense-in-depth mitigation, deployments where DAG-author trust is limited can restrict the [core] allowed_deserialization_classes config to a narrow allowlist.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2943-9672-r45w
  • github.com/apache/airflow/commit/69b6c54ef17b048ebb0e9a656d0d9e1c99480d6b
  • github.com/apache/airflow/commit/7e9bdb245e09373d91fcb7bda575ad4be63aa28d
  • github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66002
  • github.com/apache/airflow/pull/68528
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-2082.yaml
  • lists.apache.org/thread/otvdw8qt2y7xy2n5nq9xby9ky4rf5ltj
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33264

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.0 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Source file

pypi/apache-airflow/CVE-2026-33264.yml

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