CVE-2026-33264

CRITICAL

Apache Airflow: DAG author RCE on webserver via unrestricted import_string() in BaseSerialization.deserialize()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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