CVE-2026-42297

May 9, 2026, 4:16 a.m.

8.5
High

Description

Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.0.5, the Sync Service's ConfigMap-backed provider (server/sync/sync_cm.go) performs zero authorization checks on all CRUD operations (create, read, update, delete). Any authenticated user — including those using fake Bearer tokens — can create, read, update, and delete Kubernetes ConfigMaps containing synchronization limits. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.5.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Argoproj
  • Argo Workflows
  • 4.0.0-4.0.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-862
Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a argoproj argo_workflows 4.0.0-4.0.4 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/commit/09fff05e0830c14a5e36cc40597ad84881db1ab6
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/releases/tag/v4.0.5
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-xchc-cqwg-g76q

Tags

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CWE-862
2026-05-09
CVE-2026-42297

CVSS Score

8.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 9, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified: May 9, 2026, 4:16 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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