# Attack on Kubernetes via Misconfigured Argo Workflows

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/attack-on-kubernetes-via-misconfigured-argo-workflows-7b862a5b  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-08-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2021-08-02

Attack on Kubernetes via Misconfigured Argo Workflows

Technologies: [github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-workflows). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 2 August 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0

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- [Argo Workflows plaintext credential leak in workflow logs](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42295-argo-workflows-plaintext-credential-leak-in-workflow-logs)
- [Argo Workflows denial of service in Webhook Interceptor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42294-argo-workflows-denial-of-service-in-webhook-interceptor)