CVE detail
CVE-2026-59242
Apache Airflow's XCom `GET /api/v2/{...}/xcomEntries/{key}?deserialize=true` endpoint passed a string-literal payload through `BaseXCom.deserialize_value` without the `_check_forbidden_xcom_keys` guard, allowing an authenticated API user with XCom write-and-read access to instantiate arbitrary `airflow.*` classes on the API server (CWE-502). An authenticated user who can write an XCom value and then read it back with `deserialize=true` triggers the unsafe instantiation. Users are advised to upgrade to apache-airflow 3.3.1 or later, which rejects reserved XCom serialization keys submitted as JSON string literals.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 3
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 3
- highest bucket
Evidence
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/12/6www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comAug 12, 2026, 4:17 PM - https://lists.apache.org/thread/dm0520yhh4mn7qknyoh45r2w6c5qg2mglists.apache.org
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Exploitlists.apache.orgAug 12, 2026, 4:17 PM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comAug 12, 2026, 4:17 PM
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