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CVE-2026-42359

8.8 highEPSS 0.6%

High (8.8) in apache airflow. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in apache-airflow 3.2.2.

A bug in Apache Airflow's XCom PATCH endpoint `PATCH /api/v2/xcomEntries/{key}` allowed an authenticated UI/API user with XCom write permission on a Dag to set XCom entries under reserved key names (e.g. `return_value`) that the matching POST endpoint already validated against `FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS`. The endpoint also accepted serialized payload shapes the triggerer's deserializer treats as code; combined, this allowed RCE on the triggerer when the affected task next deferred. Affects deployments where untrusted users have XCom write permission on Dags that defer to the triggerer. This is a fix-bypass of CVE-2026-33858: PR #64148 added the `FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS` validator only on the POST/set path; the PATCH path was not covered. Users who already upgraded for CVE-2026-33858 should additionally upgrade to `apache-airflow` 3.2.2 or later to cover the PATCH-path bypass.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-502
Published
Modified
Record from
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Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-wr76-29cr-67w8PyPIapache-airflow>=3.2.0 <3.2.23.2.2
PYSEC-2026-185PyPIapache-airflow>=3.2.0 <3.2.23.2.2

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