CVE-2026-45360Apache Airflow: Arbitrary import in custom deadline-reference deserialization
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Apache Airflow's scheduler-side deadline-reference decoder (`SerializedCustomReference.deserialize_reference`) imported and dispatched arbitrary class paths drawn from DAG-author-controlled serialized state without an allowlist or plugin-registry gate. A DAG author whose code reaches the scheduler — the default on single-host deployments where the DAG bundle is importable from the scheduler process — could embed a custom `DeadlineReference` whose serialized form named an attacker-controlled module path, causing the scheduler to `import_string(...)` and instantiate that class with a live SQLAlchemy session attached. Affects deployments where DAG-author code is less trusted than the scheduler process. Users are advised to upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- apache
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow apache_software_foundation:apache_airflow (from the name) | before 3.2.2 | CNA record |
apache airflow apache:airflow | before 3.2.2 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/66737patch, issue-tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/q227dghjwgfz8xsxrf2pwpz4wk43zm83vendor-advisory, mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/12mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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