Description
Apache Airflow's scheduler-side deadline-reference decoder (`SerializedCustomReference.deserialize_reference`) imported and dispatched arbitrary class paths drawn from DAG-author-controlled serialized state without an allowlist or plugin-registry gate. A DAG author whose code reaches the scheduler — the default on single-host deployments where the DAG bundle is importable from the scheduler process — could embed a custom `DeadlineReference` whose serialized form named an attacker-controlled module path, causing the scheduler to `import_string(...)` and instantiate that class with a live SQLAlchemy session attached. Affects deployments where DAG-author code is less trusted than the scheduler process. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow | < 3.0.0, 3.0.0 – < 3.2.2 | 3.0.0 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | apache-airflow | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | GHSA-2r5m-76wx-56gx |
| PyPI | apache-airflow | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | PYSEC-2026-186 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1761 Apache Airflow: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 1, 2026