PatchTheCVECVE-2026-58076: Apache Airflow's serialization layer reconstructed exception nodes by calling `import_string()` on a class nam
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CVE-2026-58076 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting airflow. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
Apache Airflow's serialization layer reconstructed exception nodes by calling `import_string()` on a class name taken from the serialized blob and instantiating it with arguments from the same blob, with no restriction on what could be imported. An operator's `executor_config` reaches that branch, so a Dag author could place a value there that causes an arbitrary callable to be imported and invoked -- for example `subprocess.check_output`, or `bu
Why this priority
- High severity
- On your watchlist
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 8.8 (High) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.5% (top 59%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
| Published | 2026-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-23 |
Publisher (CNA): Apache Software Foundation · Vendor: apache
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
apache airflow UPGRADE
Affected: >= 3.3.0 and < 3.3.1
Fixed in: 3.3.1
Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.3.0
1. Check installed version
apt-cache policy airflow || rpm -q airflow || airflow --version
2. UPGRADE to 3.3.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade airflow
2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
sudo dnf upgrade airflow
Note
Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.
3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.3.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)
apt-cache madison airflow
sudo apt install airflow=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.3.0>
sudo apt-mark hold airflow
3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
dnf --showduplicates list airflow
sudo dnf downgrade airflow-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.3.0>
sudo dnf versionlock add airflow
Downgrade risk
Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.
After downgrade
Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.
Exact fixes by distribution
Python (pip) · apache-airflow · FIXED · 3.3.1 · vulnerable: >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1 · source
pip install --upgrade "apache-airflow>=3.3.1"
pip show apache-airflow
Fedora 46 · clementine · FIXED · 1.4.2-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-3e748ef4d3 · source
sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-3e748ef4d3
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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
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