CVE-2024-52799Public exploit

Namespace code execution via excessive workflow-role permissions

Published Nov 21, 2024 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Excessive privileges in Argo Workflows Chart before 0.44.0 allow local users to execute code in any Pod in the same namespace. The workflow-role template grants create on pods/exec, although the Emissary executor used by appVersion 3.4 and later does not require it. Exploitation requires a malicious workflow template to use the chart-created service account, which is not installed by default, and exposes the namespace's Pods.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Excessive privileges in Argo Workflows Chart before 0.44.0 allow local users to execute code in any Pod in the same namespace. The workflow-role template grants create on pods/exec, although the Emissary executor used by appVersion 3.4 and later does not require it. Exploitation requires a malicious workflow template to use the chart-created service account, which is not installed by default, and exposes the namespace's Pods.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52799
Published
Nov 21, 2024
Updated
Nov 21, 2024
Vendor
Argo Project
Product
Argo Helm Charts
Classifications
CWE-250, CWE-1220, T1609
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.44.0
  2. Affected versionversion=< 0.44.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Argo Project · Argo Helm Chartsversion=0 <0.44.0; version=< 0.44.0

Published CVSS scores

8.2GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CWE-1220Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
T1609Container Administration Command

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