CVE-2021-37914

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In Argo Workflows through 3.1.3, if EXPRESSION_TEMPLATES is enabled and untrusted users are allowed to specify input parameters when running workflows, an attacker may be able to disrupt a workflow because expression template output is evaluated.

Published: 2021-08-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-37914 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-37914

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-37914

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.27% 0.96% +0.69%
2 2025-03-30 0.24% 0.27% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.24%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-37914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 2.5 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-37914

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-37914

GHSA-h563-xh25-x54q · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Workflow re-write vulnerability using input parameter

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-37914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
argoproj argo_workflows <= 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_workflows:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

References for CVE-2021-37914

URL Tags
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/issues/6441 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/pull/6442 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
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