Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. From 3.6.5 to 4.0.4, an unchecked array index in the pod informer's podGCFromPod() function causes a controller-wide panic when a workflow pod carries a malformed workflows.argoproj.io/pod-gc-strategy annotation. Because the panic occurs inside an informer goroutine (outside the controller's recover() scope), it crashes the entire controller process. The poisoned pod persists across restarts, causing a crash loop that halts all workflow processing until the pod is manually deleted. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.5 and 3.7.14.
References
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| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv8-h7qh-rf5p | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv8-h7qh-rf5p | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
28 Apr 2026, 14:09
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Argoproj argo Workflows
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| References | () https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv8-h7qh-rf5p - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_workflows:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* |
25 Apr 2026, 02:16
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| References | () https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv8-h7qh-rf5p - |
23 Apr 2026, 19:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-23 19:17
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-40886
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40886
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40886
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Products Affected
argoproj
- argo_workflows
CWE
CWE-129
Improper Validation of Array Index
