CVE-2026-59242
MEDIUM
5,4
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
Apache Airflow's XCom `GET /api/v2/{...}/xcomEntries/{key}?deserialize=true` endpoint passed a string-literal payload through `BaseXCom.deserialize_value` without the `_check_forbidden_xcom_keys` guard, allowing an authenticated API user with XCom write-and-read access to instantiate arbitrary `airflow.*` classes on the API server (CWE-502). An authenticated user who can write an XCom value and then read it back with `deserialize=true` triggers the unsafe instantiation. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which rejects reserved XCom serialization keys submitted as JSON string literals.
502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Availability
Other
Potential Impacts:
Modify Application Data
Unexpected State
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, JavaScript
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific, ICS/OT, AI/ML
https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/69378
https://lists.apache.org/thread/dm0520yhh4mn7qknyoh45r2w6c5qg2mg