Unauthenticated Access to sensitive settings in Argo CD
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure, Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287, CWE-22, CWE-384 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to the sensitive settings exposed by /api/v1/settings endpoint without authentication. All sensitive settings are hidden except passwordPattern. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.3, 2.10.12, and 2.9.17.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02348 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial argo-cd (argoproj): 2.9.17, 2.10.12, 2.11.3github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go): 2.9.17, 2.10.12, 2.11.3Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo-cd | 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 | 2.9.17, 2.10.12, 2.11.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) | 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17 | 2.9.17 | Patch available | GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) | 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12 | 2.10.12 | Patch available | GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 |
| — | github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) | 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 | 2.11.3 | Patch available | GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 |
- argo-cd Vendorargoproj Affected 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 Fixed in 2.9.17, 2.10.12, 2.11.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17 Fixed in 2.9.17 Patch available GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12 Fixed in 2.10.12 Patch available GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 Fixed in 2.11.3 Patch available GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 | Vulnerable | argoproj |
- cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.3 to before 2.9.17; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.12; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 Vulnerable ·argoproj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA argo-cd (argoproj) Fixed in 2.9.17, 2.10.12, 2.11.3
- Fix · GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Fixed in 2.9.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Fixed in 2.10.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server (Go) Fixed in 2.11.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37152
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2
References
Advisory 2
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-2024-37152 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37152 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87p9-x75h-p4j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-37152 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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