CVE-2024-39877
highApache 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 exec…
Vendor / product: Apache — airflow
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.
CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2024-07-17 08:15
Modified: 2026-11-03 22:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
apache / airflow ≥2.4.0 <2.9.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/40522
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/40522
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/40522 security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/1xhj9dkp37d6pzn24ll2mf94wbqnb2y1 security@apache.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/16/7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/40522 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/1xhj9dkp37d6pzn24ll2mf94wbqnb2y1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC · record ↗