CVE-2026-42296

Published: Mag 09, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 09, 2026

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Other exploit source:

Google Dorks:

HIGH 8,1

Source: [email protected]

Attack Vector: network

Attack Complexity: low

Privileges Required: low

User Interaction: none

Scope: unchanged

Confidentiality: high

Integrity: high

Availability: none

Description

AI Translation Available

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, a user with create Workflow permission can bypass templateReferencing: Strict to get host network access, switch service accounts, override pod security context, add tolerations to schedule on control-plane nodes, or enable SA token mounting. This defeats the stated purpose of the feature. The practical impact depends on what Kubernetes-level controls are in place. Clusters with PodSecurity admission or OPA/Gatekeeper would independently block some of these (like hostNetwork). Clusters that rely on Argo's Strict mode as the primary enforcement layer are fully exposed. This issue has been patched in versions 3.7.14 and 4.0.5.

863

Incorrect Authorization

Incomplete

Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple

Common Consequences

Security Scopes Affected:

Confidentiality Integrity Access Control Availability

Potential Impacts:

Read Application Data Read Files Or Directories Modify Application Data Modify Files Or Directories Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Bypass Protection Mechanism Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)