CVE-2026-67587

Apache Airflow: DAG-author remote code execution on the Scheduler via a Serde `Callback` deserialization gadget

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2026 at 03:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAirflow

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Apache Airflow's Task SDK rebuilt a `Callback` object from serialized data by re-running its constructor, which imports the module named by the stored callback path. Because `SyncCallback` is itself an Airflow class it passes the default `allowed_deserialization_classes` allow-list, so tightening that setting does not help. A Dag author — who controls a task instance's `next_kwargs` through the task execution API — can therefore cause an arbitrary module to be imported inside the scheduler process, when the scheduler's `awaiting_input` timeout sweep deserializes that value. No non-default configuration is required; the sweep runs unconditionally. Versions before 3.3.0 are not affected: the class existed, but the scheduler sweep that reaches it did not. This is a separate code path from CVE-2026-58076 and CVE-2026-67260, which cover different gadgets reaching deserialization — applying either of those fixes does not address this one. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.13.3.0
Affected range stops below 3.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

PatchIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/70704
RelatedNot Applicable
Source: cverecord
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58076
RelatedNot Applicable
Source: cverecord
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67260
Vendor AdvisoryMailing List
Source: cverecord
https://lists.apache.org/thread/o00ww4n69qojvsckb464dtwd2nhzy6t0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-502

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