VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2026-25917
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- apache/airflow
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/61641Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6whgpkqbh12rvpfmvcg8b0vwlv4hq3poMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.