CVE-2026-25917
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CVE-2026-25917 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Airflow | < 3.2.0 |
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
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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