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CVE-2026-67587BIT-airflow-2026-67587GHSA-2qjv-p2gc-mjg2PYSEC-2026-3708

apache-airflow: Apache Airflow Task SDK Callback deserialization can import arbitrary modules in the scheduler

Apache Software Foundation apache-airflowpipLibraries & packages
CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.61%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in3.3.1Fixed versionGitHub
Published12 Aug 2026Updated 2 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 3.3.1apache-airflow, pipGitHub
  • 3.3.1Apache AirflowCVE List
  • 3.3.1apache-airflow, PyPIOSVpip install "apache-airflow>=3.3.1"

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

Apache Airflow's Task SDK rebuilt a Callback object from serialized data by re-running its constructor, which imports the module named by the stored callback path. Because SyncCallback is itself an Airflow class it passes the default allowed_deserialization_classes allow-list, so tightening that setting does not help. A Dag author โ€” who controls a task instance's next_kwargs through the task execution API โ€” can therefore cause an arbitrary module to be imported inside the scheduler process, when the scheduler's awaiting_input timeout sweep deserializes that value. No non-default configuration is required; the sweep runs unconditionally. Versions before 3.3.0 are not affected: the class existed, but the scheduler sweep that reaches it did not. This is a separate code path from CVE-2026-58076 and CVE-2026-67260, which cover different gadgets reaching deserialization โ€” applying either of those fixes does not address this one. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • apache-airflow, pip>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1GitHub
  • Apache Airflowaffected: 3.3.0 before 3.3.1CVE List
  • apache-airflow, PyPIfrom 3.3.0, fixed in 3.3.1OSV
  • apache-airflow, PyPI3.3.0OSV
  • apache-airflow, PyPI3.3.1rc1OSV
  • apache-airflow, PyPI3.3.1rc2OSV

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