CVE-2026-33858 | Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x deserialization

VDB-357166 · CVE-2026-33858 · GCVE-0-2026-33858 APACHE AIRFLOW UP TO 3.1.X DESERIALIZATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.0 $0-$5k 0.94+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-33858. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Airflow up to 3.1.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: 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. The weakness was released by wooseokdotkim. The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33858 since 03/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2026). Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Business Process Management Software Vendor Apache Name Airflow Version 3.0 3.1 License open-source Website Vendor: https://www.apache.org/ Product: https://github.com/apache/airflow/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Deserialization CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Airflow 3.2.0 Patch: github.com Timelineinfo 03/24/2026 CVE reserved 04/13/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed 04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Vendor: apache.org Product: github.com Advisory: lists.apache.org Researcher: wooseokdotkim Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-33858 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33858 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357166 Entryinfo Created: 04/13/2026 17:27 Changes: 04/13/2026 17:27 (56) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:556:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸