CVE-2026-42359

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data via the XCom PATCH endpoint PATCH /api/v2/xcomEntries/key that allows an authenticated UI/API user with XCom write permission on a Dag to set XCom entries under reserved key names e.g. returnvalue that...

Apache Airflow has a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

GHSA-WR76-29CR-67W8 Apache Airflow has a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

PYSEC-0000-CVE-2026-42359

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

PYSEC-2026-185

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359

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. "returnvalue" that the matching POST endpoint already validated against "FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS". The...

CVE-2026-42359 Apache Airflow: Authenticated RCE via XCom PATCH endpoint — XComUpdateBody missing FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS validator

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359 Apache Airflow: Authenticated RCE via XCom PATCH endpoint — XComUpdateBody missing FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS validator

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359

A bug in Apache Airflow 's XCom PATCH endpoint (PATCH /api/v2/xcomEntries/{key}) allows an authenticated UI/API user with XCom write permissions to set entries under reserved keys, such as return_value. Because this endpoint lacks the FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS validator present in the POST path, it acc...

CVE-2026-42359 Apache Airflow: Authenticated RCE via XCom PATCH endpoint — XComUpdateBody missing FORBIDDEN_XCOM_KEYS validator

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

CVE-2026-42359: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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. returnvalue that the matching POST endpoint already validated against FORBIDDENXCOMKEYS. The...

WS-2017-0259

PickleType in Xcom allows remote code execution. Anyone able to modify the application's underlying database, or a computer where certain DAG tasks are executed, may execute arbitrary code on the Airflow host...

BIT-AIRFLOW-2026-25917 Apache Airflow: API extra-links triggers XCom deserialization/class instantiation (Airflow 3.1.5)

Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0,...

CVE-2026-25917

Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0,...

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data due to improper XCom value handling. An attacker that is a Dag Author who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context can execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious XCom...

GHSA-6FFJ-2WG2-W45J Apache Airflow allows code execution through crafted XCom payloads

Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0,...

CVE-2026-25917

Dag Authors, who normally should not be able to execute code in the webserver context could craft XCom payload causing the webserver to execute arbitrary code. Since Dag Authors are already highly trusted, severity of this issue is Low. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Airflow 3.2.0,...