# CVE-2024-53862: Access to Archived Argo Workflows with Fake Token in `client` mode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-53862-access-to-archived-argo-workflows-with-fake-token-in-client-mode  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-53862 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-12-02

Argo Workflows Allows Access to Archived Workflows with Fake Token in `client` mode in github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows

Technologies: [github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-workflows), [github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-workflows-v2), [github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-workflows-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-53862 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-53862 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-53862?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 2 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.5.7,fixed=3.5.13, SEMVER:introduced=3.5.7,fixed=3.5.13,introduced=3.6.0-rc1,fixed=3.6.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53862?** Yes. github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.5.13, 3.6.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-53862?** Check whether you run github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go), github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v2 (Go) or github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (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.

## How to fix

- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.5.13, 3.6.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3@v3.6.2
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.5.7,fixed=3.5.13, SEMVER:introduced=3.5.7,fixed=3.5.13,introduced=3.6.0-rc1,fixed=3.6.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-53862
- GHSA-h36c-m3rf-34h9
- GO-2024-3303

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