Cross-site scripting (XSS) in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The package github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd before 1.7.13, from 1.8.0 and before 1.8.6 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) the SSO provider connected to Argo CD would have to send back a malicious error message containing JavaScript to the user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00594 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd: 1.7.13, 1.8.6github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 1.7.13, 1.8.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd | before 1.7.13; 1.8.0 and later; before 1.8.6 | 1.7.13, 1.8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | before 1.7.13 | 1.7.13 | Patch available | GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | 1.8.0 to before 1.8.6 | 1.8.6 | Patch available | GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c |
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd Vendor— Affected before 1.7.13; 1.8.0 and later; before 1.8.6 Fixed in 1.7.13, 1.8.6 Patch available CNA
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.13 Fixed in 1.7.13 Patch available GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.6 Fixed in 1.8.6 Patch available GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c
Remediation
- Fix · CNA github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd Fixed in 1.7.13, 1.8.6
- Fix · GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 1.7.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 1.8.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23347
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c
References
More argoproj Argo Cd vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-23347 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23347 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qq5v-f4c3-395c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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