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TI-2020-07084 Aliases CVE-2020-8827GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw

As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate…

Priority LOW 37CWE-307Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02212 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): 1.5.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go)before 1.5.11.5.1Patch availableGHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.1 Fixed in 1.5.1 Patch available GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.0Vulnerableargoproj
  • cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·argoproj

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Fixed in 1.5.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8827
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 4

  • TI-2024-14377 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14383 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Rate Limit and Brute Force Protection Using Cache Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-31086 ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-20919 Cluster secret might leak in cluster details page in Argo CD CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-21088 ArgoCD Vulnerable to Use of Risky or Missing Cryptographic Algorithms in Redis Cache CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-33475 Argo CD: Stored XSS in application link annotations enables developer-to-admin privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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