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CVE-2026-33264: Apache Airflow <3.3.0 allows deserialization of attacker-controlled class paths in BaseSerialization.deserialize(), enabling DAG authors to trigger RCE in the Scheduler/API Server via malicious serialized DAGs.

CVE-2026-33264 is verified against apache/airflow · PyPI affected versions: < 3.3.0 fixed version: 3.3.0 vulnerability class: RCE This critical reproduction includes runnable sandbox proof, artifacts, and a plain-text agent view under REPRO-2026-00271.

REPRO-2026-00271 apache/airflow · PyPI RCE Variant found Jul 8, 2026 .txt
Severity CRITICAL
Confidence HIGH
Reproduced in 34m 38s
Tool calls 291
Spend $10.68
Affected < 3.3.0
Fixed in 3.3.0
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Run in a VM or disposable container. This exploits a real vulnerability.
02 · The vulnerability

CVE-2026-33264 / GHSA-2943-9672-r45w: Apache Airflow BaseSerialization.deserialize() performs unrestricted import_string() on attacker-controlled class paths when the Scheduler/API Server loads a serialized DAG. A DAG author can embed a malicious Trigger class whose class path is included in the serialized DAG, causing code execution in the Scheduler/API Server process. This violates the Airflow security boundary that DAG-author code must only run in task workers, never in Scheduler/API Server.

03 · Root cause
Variant analysis
04 · Reproduction transcript

The agent's step-by-step process — every tool call, every handoff, the moment the exploit fired. Phases: support triages the advisory · repro reproduces it · vuln_variant confirms the fix blocks it · judge verifies.

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05 · Artifacts

Scripts, logs, diffs, and output captured during the reproduction.