Argo CD before 2.1.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows directory traversal related to Helm…
Priority LOW 39CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Argo CD before 2.1.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows directory traversal related to Helm charts because of an error in helmTemplate in repository.go. For example, an attacker may be able to discover credentials stored in a YAML file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02768 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 2.1.9, 2.2.4github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): 2.1.9Red Hat: 4 advisories
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | before 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 | Patch available | GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | 2.2.0 to before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) | before 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 | Patch available | GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.9 Fixed in 2.1.9 Patch available GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.9 Fixed in 2.1.9 Patch available GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.1.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Fixed in 2.1.9 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2022:0682 Released 2022-02-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 +4
- RHSA-2022:0580 Released 2022-02-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2 openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-operator-bundle +3
- RHSA-2022:0477 Released 2022-02-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4 openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 +4
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:0476 Released 2022-02-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0580 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0476, RHSA-2022:0682 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0477 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24348
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7
References
Exploit 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/78c2084f0febd159039ff785ddc2bd4ba1cecf88
- https://apiiro.com/blog/malicious-kubernetes-helm-charts-can-be-used-to-steal-sensitive-information-from-argo-cd-deployments
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.9
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.4
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-2022-24348 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24348 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-24348 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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