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CVE-2024-39877

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-07-17
  • Fixed in2.9.3
  • WeaknessCWE-277 · CWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-07-1708:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP · OSV
Apache airflow
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.4.0, < 2.9.32.9.3

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apache airflow to 2.9.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-07-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82024-07-17
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-2772024-07-17
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-07-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39877?

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.

Is CVE-2024-39877 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-39877 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39877?

CVE-2024-39877 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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