Apache AirflowGHSA-2943-9672-r45w
Apache Airflow allows code execution through unsafe serialized DAG deserialization
Fix: upgrade to 3.3.0 or later
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache-airflow PyPI | < 3.3.0 | 3.3.0 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Also known as
- BIT-airflow-2026-33264, CVE-2026-33264, PYSEC-2026-2082
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33264
- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66002
- github.com/apache/airflow/pull/68528
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/69b6c54ef17b048ebb0e9a656d0d9e1c99480d6b
- github.com/apache/airflow/commit/7e9bdb245e09373d91fcb7bda575ad4be63aa28d
- github.com/apache/airflow
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2026-2082.yaml
- lists.apache.org/thread/otvdw8qt2y7xy2n5nq9xby9ky4rf5ltj
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/07/1