CVE-2024-39877
Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-39877- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
CVE List
Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-39877- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2024-0011
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0011- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm
Apache Airflow has DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
- Record
GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-39877- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVGHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm
Apache Airflow has DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
- Record
GHSA-g5hv-r743-v8pm- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-277, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2024-190
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2024-190- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-airflow-2024-39877 No score
Apache Airflow: DAG Author Code Execution possibility in airflow-scheduler
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.
- Record
BIT-airflow-2024-39877- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.4.0 up to 2.9.3 | 2.9.3 |
airflowBitnami |
2.4.0 up to 2.9.3 | 2.9.3 |
apache-airflowPyPI |
2.4.0 up to 2.9.3, plus listed versions 2.4.12.4.1rc12.4.22.4.2rc12.4.3 Show 45 moreShow less2.4.3rc12.5.02.5.0rc12.5.0rc22.5.0rc32.5.12.5.1rc12.5.1rc22.5.22.5.2rc12.5.2rc22.5.32.5.3rc12.5.3rc22.6.02.6.0b12.6.0rc12.6.0rc22.6.0rc32.6.0rc42.6.0rc52.6.12.6.1rc12.6.1rc22.6.1rc32.6.22.6.2rc12.6.2rc22.6.32.6.3rc12.7.02.7.0b12.7.0rc12.7.0rc22.7.12.7.1rc12.7.1rc22.7.22.7.2rc12.7.32.7.3rc12.8.02.8.0b12.8.0rc12.8.0rc2 |
2.9.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-39877 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Airflow, published July 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in apache-airflow 2.9.3.
References
github.com/apache/airflow/pull/40522
lists.apache.org/thread/1xhj9dkp37d6pzn24ll2mf94wbqnb2y1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/16/7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39877
Left out here: 24 versions. The JSON record has them.