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CVE-2026-42359

HIGH
8.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-42359
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Reserved
2026-04-26 19:37 UTC
Published
2026-06-01 07:49 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-02 13:03 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-502
CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vendor / Product
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Airflow
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow 3.2.0 < 3.2.2
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-502 cna CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.8 HIGH 3.1 adp CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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