CVE-2026-33858: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0, which resolves this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-502) in Apache Airflow involves deserialization of untrusted data where Dag Authors can create malicious XCom payloads that trigger arbitrary code execution within the webserver context. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, the severity is considered low. The issue is fixed in Apache Airflow 3.2.0.
Potential Impact
The impact is arbitrary code execution in the webserver context initiated by Dag Authors through crafted XCom payloads. Because Dag Authors are already trusted users, the overall risk is low. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Airflow to version 3.2.0, which resolves this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
CVE-2026-33858: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow
Description
Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0, which resolves this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-502) in Apache Airflow involves deserialization of untrusted data where Dag Authors can create malicious XCom payloads that trigger arbitrary code execution within the webserver context. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, the severity is considered low. The issue is fixed in Apache Airflow 3.2.0.
Potential Impact
The impact is arbitrary code execution in the webserver context initiated by Dag Authors through crafted XCom payloads. Because Dag Authors are already trusted users, the overall risk is low. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Airflow to version 3.2.0, which resolves this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-24T09:30:31.093Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69dd057082d89c981f016d92
Added to database: 4/13/2026, 3:02:08 PM
Last enriched: 4/13/2026, 3:32:28 PM
Last updated: 4/14/2026, 9:53:42 AM
Views: 9
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