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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-33264 BIT-airflow-2026-33264EUVD-2026-42030GHSA-2943-9672-r45wPYSEC-2026-2082

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

Published Jul 7, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · Assigned by apache

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow < 3.0.0, 3.0.0 – < 3.3.0 3.0.0

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI apache-airflow < 3.3.0 3.3.0 GHSA-2943-9672-r45w

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