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. `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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Jun 2026, 02:07

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:airflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apache
Apache airflow
References () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65915 - () https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/65915 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread/g8dqykpf1p90tysq8tln4qtkqwb1038s - () https://lists.apache.org/thread/g8dqykpf1p90tysq8tln4qtkqwb1038s - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33858 - () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33858 - Third Party Advisory

02 Jun 2026, 14:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

01 Jun 2026, 17:16

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References
  • () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33858 -

01 Jun 2026, 09:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-01 09:16

Updated : 2026-06-03 02:07


NVD link : CVE-2026-42359

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42359

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42359


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Products Affected

apache

  • airflow
CWE
CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data