CVE-2026-33264
CRITICALApache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize()
Title source: cnaDescription
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 (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66002
Patch patch
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/68528
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/otvdw8qt2y7xy2n5nq9xby9ky4rf5ltj
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0109
EPSS Percentile
61.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (2)
apache/airflow
< 3.3.0
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Airflow
< 3.3.0
Published
Jul 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 07, 2026