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High · 7.3 CVE-2026-67260 BIT-airflow-2026-67260EUVD-2026-57275GHSA-q4c3-7575-55j2PYSEC-2026-3707

Apache Airflow: DAG-author remote code execution on the Scheduler via awaiting_input next_kwargs deserialization

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

Apache Airflow 3.3.0 moved human-in-the-loop tasks from the triggerer to a new `awaiting_input` task state swept by the scheduler. That sweep deserializes the task instance's `next_kwargs` without an allow-list, so a Dag author — who controls that value through the task execution API — can cause an arbitrary module import and object instantiation inside the scheduler process, or terminate the scheduler job. No non-default configuration is required: the sweep runs unconditionally every 15 seconds, and the default `allowed_deserialization_classes` setting does not cover this code path. Versions before 3.3.0 are not affected, because human-in-the-loop tasks deferred onto the triggerer instead. This is a different code path from CVE-2026-58076, which covers the same unguarded exception-node deserialization reached elsewhere — deployments that applied that fix must upgrade for this issue as well. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 3.3.0 – < 3.3.1 3.3.1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI apache-airflow >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1 3.3.1 GHSA-q4c3-7575-55j2

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