CVE-2026-42294
Published:May 09, 2026
Updated:May 16, 2026
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Prior to versions 3.7.14 and 4.0.5, the Webhook Interceptor loads the entire request body into memory before authenticating the request or verifying its signature. This occurs on the /api/v1/events/ endpoint, which is publicly accessible (albeit intended for webhooks). An attacker can send a request with an extremely large body (e.g., multiple gigabytes), causing the Argo Server to allocate excessive memory, potentially leading to an Out-Of-Memory (OOM) crash and denial of service. This issue has been patched in versions 3.7.14 and 4.0.5.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v4.0.0 <v4.0.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.0.5https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-dev-bom-1 <v3.7.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.7.14github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v4 (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v4.0.0-20260501053831-80dc102f42b0 <v4.0.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.0.5github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-dev-bom-0 <v3.7.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.7.14Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05