CVE-2026-33858

Apache Airflow: Unsafe Deserialization via Legacy Serialization Keys (__type/__var) Bypass in XCom API

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Apr 13, 2026
Updated
Apr 14, 2026
Reserved
Mar 24, 2026

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Description

Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low.

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0, which resolves this issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Apache AirflowApache Software Foundation
  • 3.1.8 to before 3.2.0Affected

References

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