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TI-2022-00922 Aliases CVE-2022-1025GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6

Improper access control in ArgoCD

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user to potentially escalate their privileges to admin-level.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01345 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 2.1.14, 2.2.8, 2.3.2Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—ArgoCD0.5.0 through 2.1.12, 2.2.7, 2.3.1—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go)0.5.0 – 1.8.7—No fix listedGHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)before 2.1.142.1.14Patch availableGHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.2.0 to before 2.2.82.2.8Patch availableGHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.3.0 to before 2.3.22.3.2Patch availableGHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
  • ArgoCD Vendor— Affected 0.5.0 through 2.1.12, 2.2.7, 2.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.5.0 – 1.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.14 Fixed in 2.1.14 Patch available GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.2.8 Fixed in 2.2.8 Patch available GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.2 Patch available GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0 – 2.1.12; 2.2.0 – 2.2.7; 2.3.0 – 2.3.1Vulnerableargoproj
  • cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 – 2.1.12; 2.2.0 – 2.2.7; 2.3.0 – 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·argoproj

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.1.14 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.3.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:1042 Released 2022-03-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
  • RHSA-2022:1039 Released 2022-03-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
  • RHSA-2022:1041 Released 2022-03-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
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  • RHSA-2022:1040 Released 2022-03-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2Fixed RHSA-2022:1039
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3Fixed RHSA-2022:1040, RHSA-2022:1042
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4Fixed RHSA-2022:1041
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1025
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 8

  • 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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