Argo Workflows affected by stored XSS in the artifact directory listing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Prior to versions 3.6.17 and 3.7.8, stored XSS in the artifact directory listing allows any workflow author to execute arbitrary JavaScript in another user’s browser under the Argo Server origin, enabling API actions with the victim’s privileges. Versions 3.6.17 and 3.7.8 fix the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo-workflows | before 3.6.17; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.8 | 3.6.17, 3.7.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) | before 3.6.17 | 3.6.17 | Patch available | GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) | 3.7.0 to before 3.7.8 | 3.7.8 | Patch available | GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) | up to 2.5.3-rc4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 |
- argo-workflows Vendorargoproj Affected before 3.6.17; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.8 Fixed in 3.6.17, 3.7.8 Patch available CNA
- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.17 Fixed in 3.6.17 Patch available GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82
- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.8 Fixed in 3.7.8 Patch available GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82
- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 2.5.3-rc4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82
Remediation
- Fix · CNA argo-workflows (argoproj) Fixed in 3.6.17, 3.7.8
- Fix · GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.6.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.7.8 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23960
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/9872c296d29dcc5e9c78493054961ede9fc30797/server/artifacts/artifact_server.go#L194-L244
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/releases/tag/v3.6.17
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/releases/tag/v3.7.8
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows
More argoproj Argo Workflows vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22564 Argo Workflows has unauthorized access to Argo Workflows Template CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30603 Argo Workflows: Unauthenticated Memory Exhaustion (DoS) in Webhook Interceptor CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-39371 Argo Workflows: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-31892: ArtifactGC.PodSpecPatch bypass of Strict/Secure templateReferencing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2026-24444 WorkflowTemplate Security Bypass via podSpecPatch in Strict/Secure Reference Mode CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2026-30604 Argo Workflows: Exposure of artifact repository credentials CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-38478 argo-workflows Zip Slip path traversal allows arbitrary file write and container configuration overwrite CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-23960 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23960 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cv78-6m8q-ph82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-23960 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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