CVE-2026-33264
Published:July 07, 2026
Updated:July 21, 2026
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 Packages
apache-airflow (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.1 <3.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.0apache-airflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=1.8.1 <3.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
EPSS
Base Score:
1.65