CVE-2024-52799
HIGHDescription
Argo Workflows Chart is used to set up argo and its needed dependencies through one command. Prior to 0.44.0, the workflow-role has excessive privileges, the worst being create pods/exec, which will allow kubectl exec into any Pod in the same namespace, i.e. arbitrary code execution within those Pods. If a user can be made to run a malicious template, their whole namespace can be compromised. This affects versions of the argo-workflows Chart that use appVersion: 3.4 and above, which no longer need these permissions for the only available Executor, Emissary. It could also affect users below 3.4 depending on their choice of Executor in those versions. This only affects the Helm Chart and not the upstream manifests. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.44.0.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-250 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-1222 | High | 8.6 | 64% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-12420 | Critical | 9.8 | 46% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-38813 | High | 7.5 | 17% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2026-29205 | High | 8.6 | 8.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-34515 | Critical | 9.8 | 7.4% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-16765 | High | 7.4 | 5.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-52799?
No published fix for CVE-2024-52799 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2024-52799 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-52799 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-52799?
CVE-2024-52799 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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