CVE-2026-54526
Published:July 16, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Prior to 3.7.15 and 4.0.6, the allow-list fix for CVE-2026-31892 is incomplete because workflow/util/merge.go ValidateUserOverrides and SanitizeUserWorkflowSpec walk only the top-level fields of WorkflowSpec via reflection, and WorkflowSpec.ArtifactGC is allow-listed wholesale; the struct behind that field, WorkflowLevelArtifactGC, has a PodSpecPatch sub-field whose contents flow unmodified into util.ApplyPodSpecPatch on the artifact-GC pod, the same sink the original fix closed for WorkflowSpec.PodSpecPatch, so a user submitting a Workflow under templateReferencing: Strict or Secure (against a referenced WorkflowTemplate that declares an output artifact and setting spec.artifactGC.strategy: OnWorkflowCompletion) can still inject an arbitrary strategic merge patch into the artifact-GC pod, including hostPath volumes, privileged: true, arbitrary image and command, and hostNetwork: true, defeating the stated purpose of Strict/Secure reference mode. This issue is fixed in versions 3.7.15 and 4.0.6.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v4.0.0 <v4.0.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.0.6https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-dev-bom-1 <v3.7.15Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.7.15github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v3.0.0-rc1 <v3.7.15Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.7.15github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v4 (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v4.0.0-20260501053831-80dc102f42b0 <v4.0.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.0.6Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Access Control
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36