Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-62156argo-workflows Zip Slip path traversal allows arbitrary file write and container configuration overwrite
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in argo-workflows from argoproj. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Versions prior to 3.6.12 and versions 3.7.0 through 3.7.2 contain a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability in artifact extraction. During artifact extraction the unpack/untar logic (workflow/executor/executor.go) uses filepath.Join(dest, filepath.Clean(header.Name)) without validating that header.Name stays within the intended extraction directory. A malicious archive entry can supply a traversal or absolute path that, after cleaning, overrides the destination directory and causes files to be written outside the /work/tmp extraction path and into system directories such as /etc inside the container. The vulnerability enables arbitrary file creation or overwrite in system configuration locations (for example /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, /etc/crontab), which can lead to privilege escalation or persistence within the affected container. Update to 3.6.12 or 3.7.3 to remediate the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows | no fix listed | GO-2025-4023 |
| Go | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v2 | no fix listed | GO-2025-4023 |
| Go | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 | 3.6.12 | GHSA-p84v-gxvw-73pf |
| Go | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 | 3.7.3 | GHSA-p84v-gxvw-73pf |
| Go | github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 | 3.6.12, 3.7.3 | GO-2025-4023 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo-workflows | < 3.6.12>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.3 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/security/advisories/GHSA-p84v-gxvw-73pf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/commit/5659ad9b641fcf52c04ed594cd6493f9170f6011 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/commit/9f6bc5d236cd1b24d607943384511d71ad17a4c3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/946a2d6b9ac3309371fe47f49ae94c33ca7d488d/workflow/executor/executor.go#L993 x_refsource_MISC