RCE in Astronomer Dag-Factory

CVE-2025-54415

dag-factory is a library for Apache Airflow® to construct DAGs declaratively via configuration files. In versions 0.23.0a8 and below, a high-severity vulnerability has been identified in the cicd.yml workflow within the astronomer/dag-factory GitHub repository. The workflow, specifically when triggered by pull_request_target, is susceptible to exploitation, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the GitHub Actions runner environment. This misconfiguration enables an attacker to establish a reverse shell, exfiltrate sensitive secrets, including the highly-privileged GITHUB_TOKEN, and ultimately gain full control over the repository. This is fixed in version 0.23.0a9.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54415?
CVE-2025-54415 is a vulnerability in Astronomer Dag-Factory, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2025-07-26.
Is CVE-2025-54415 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.