CVE-2024-39877

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

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.

Affected

Apache Software Foundation · Apache Airflow

CVSS v4.0 GitHub

8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 77th percentile

Published

2024-07-17

Updated

2024-09-13

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• ricardojoserf/amazon-mwaa-RCE7★ · 2025-08-14

Security advisories

• advisories/GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm
• apache/airflow/pull/40522

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-19033
• CVE-2021-31159
• CVE-2021-40845