#VU119403 Path traversal in Argo Workflows - CVE-2025-62156
Published: December 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119403
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62156
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Argo Workflows
Argo Workflows
Software vendor:
Argo
Argo
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the unpack() function. A remote user can upload a specially crafted .zip archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system outside of the allowed directory.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/946a2d6b9ac3309371fe47f49ae94c33ca7d488d/workflow/executor/executor.go#L993
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/commit/5659ad9b641fcf52c04ed594cd6493f9170f6011
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/commit/9f6bc5d236cd1b24d607943384511d71ad17a4c3
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-p84v-gxvw-73pf