CVE-2026-67260

Apache Airflow: DAG-author remote code execution on the Scheduler via awaiting_input next_kwargs deserialization

Published Aug 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apache Airflow 3.3.0 moved human-in-the-loop tasks from the triggerer to a new `awaiting_input` task state swept by the scheduler. That sweep deserializes the task instance's `next_kwargs` without an allow-list, so a Dag author — who controls that value through the task execution API — can cause an arbitrary module import and object instantiation inside the scheduler process, or terminate the scheduler job. No non-default configuration is required: the sweep runs unconditionally every 15 seconds, and the default `allowed_deserialization_classes` setting does not cover this code path. Versions before 3.3.0 are not affected, because human-in-the-loop tasks deferred onto the triggerer instead. This is a different code path from CVE-2026-58076, which covers the same unguarded exception-node deserialization reached elsewhere — deployments that applied that fix must upgrade for this issue as well. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q4c3-7575-55j2 Apache Airflow scheduler unsafely deserializes human-in-the-loop task next_kwargs
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Apache
Apache airflow
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache airflow
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Apache Airflow 3.3.0 moved human-in-the-loop tasks from the triggerer to a new `awaiting_input` task state swept by the scheduler. That sweep deserializes the task instance's `next_kwargs` without an allow-list, so a Dag author — who controls that value through the task execution API — can cause an arbitrary module import and object instantiation inside the scheduler process, or terminate the scheduler job. No non-default configuration is required: the sweep runs unconditionally every 15 seconds, and the default `allowed_deserialization_classes` setting does not cover this code path. Versions before 3.3.0 are not affected, because human-in-the-loop tasks deferred onto the triggerer instead. This is a different code path from CVE-2026-58076, which covers the same unguarded exception-node deserialization reached elsewhere — deployments that applied that fix must upgrade for this issue as well. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.
Title Apache Airflow: DAG-author remote code execution on the Scheduler via awaiting_input next_kwargs deserialization
Weaknesses CWE-502
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 6:59 AM
Reserved
Jul 29, 2026, 10:04 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 12, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 7:20 AM