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TI-2024-26776 Aliases CVE-2024-39877GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm

Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler

Priority HIGH 73CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Apache Airflow 2.4.0, and versions before 2.9.3, has a vulnerability that allows authenticated DAG authors to craft a doc_md parameter in a way that could execute arbitrary code in the scheduler context, which should be forbidden according to the Airflow Security model. Users should upgrade to version 2.9.3 or later which has removed the vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01726 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation): 2.9.3apache-airflow (PyPI): 2.9.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Airflow2.4.0 to before 2.9.32.9.3Patch availableCNA
—apache-airflow (PyPI)2.4.0 to before 2.9.32.9.3Patch availableGHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm
  • Apache Airflow VendorApache Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.9.3 Fixed in 2.9.3 Patch available CNA
  • apache-airflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.9.3 Fixed in 2.9.3 Patch available GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0 to before 2.9.3VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 to before 2.9.3 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Airflow (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.9.3
  • Fix · GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm apache-airflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.9.3 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Airflow 2.9.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-26762 Apache Airflow: Potential XSS VulnerabilityPriority LOW 37
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39877
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2020-10905 Missing authentication in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-09638 OS command injection in Apache Airflow KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-19017 Apache Airflow <2.4.0 has an RCE in a bash example CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16140 Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08169 Apache Airflow: RCE in example DAGs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-22368 Apache Airflow: Open redirect during login CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
See all 157 →

Sources

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