Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting airflow-3 package, versions <3.2.0-r0
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-AIRFLOW3-16101940
- published18 Apr 2026
- disclosed15 Apr 2026
Introduced: 15 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2025-54550 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest airflow-3 to version 3.2.0-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream airflow-3 package and not the airflow-3 package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
The example example_xcom that was included in airflow documentation implemented unsafe pattern of reading value from xcom in the way that could be exploited to allow UI user who had access to modify XComs to perform arbitrary execution of code on the worker. Since the UI users are already highly trusted, this is a Low severity vulnerability.
It does not affect Airflow release - example_dags are not supposed to be enabled in production environment, however users following the example could replicate the bad pattern. Documentation of Airflow 3.2.0 contains version of the example with improved resiliance for that case.
Users who followed that pattern are advised to adjust their implementations accordingly.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54550
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2hg-643c-gw8h
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-8chf-v58v-vmm7
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54550
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/63200
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3mf4cfx070ofsnf9qy0s2v5gqb5sc2g1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/1