An access control issue in Argo CD v2.4.12 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to…
Priority LOW 21CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
An access control issue in Argo CD v2.4.12 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate existing applications.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00643 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 2.5.16, 2.6.7, 2.4.28Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) | 0.5.0 – 1.8.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | 2.5.0 to before 2.5.16 | 2.5.16 | Patch available | GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.7 | 2.6.7 | Patch available | GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) | before 2.4.28 | 2.4.28 | Patch available | GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions 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-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.16 Fixed in 2.5.16 Patch available GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.7 Fixed in 2.6.7 Patch available GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.28 Fixed in 2.4.28 Patch available GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 to before 2.4.28; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.16; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.7 | Vulnerable | backstage |
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 to before 2.4.28; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.16; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.7 Vulnerable ·backstage
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.5.16 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.6.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.4.28 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2023:1454 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.7 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:1453 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.6 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:1452 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.8 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1453 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1454 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1452 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.6
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.7
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41354
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- https://github.com/chunklhit/cve/blob/master/argo/argo-cd/application_enumeration.md
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3a28c8a18cc2aa84fe81492625545d25c7a90bc3
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.4.28
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.5.16
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.6.7
- http://argo.com
More backstage Argo-cd vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14997 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-13149 Argo CD's certificate verification is skipped for connections to OIDC providers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-41354 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41354 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q5c-qw9c-fmvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-41354 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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