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TI-2025-34867 Aliases CVE-2025-55191GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9

Repository Credentials Race Condition Crashes Argo CD Server

Priority LOW 29CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Versions between 2.1.0 and 2.14.19, 3.2.0-rc1, 3.1.0-rc1 through 3.1.7, and 3.0.0-rc1 through 3.0.18 contain a race condition in the repository credentials handler that can cause the Argo CD server to panic and crash when concurrent operations are performed on the same repository URL. The vulnerability is located in numerous repository related handlers in the util/db/repository_secrets.go file. A valid API token with repositories resource permissions (create, update, or delete actions) is required to trigger the race condition. This vulnerability causes the entire Argo CD server to crash and become unavailable. Attackers can repeatedly and continuously trigger the race condition to maintain a denial-of-service state, disrupting all GitOps operations. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.20, 3.2.0-rc2, 3.1.8 and 3.0.19.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial argo-cd (argoproj): 2.14.20, 3.1.8, 3.0.19github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 2.14.20+1 more productRed Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
argoprojargo-cd2.1.0 to before 2.14.20; = 3.2.0-rc1; 3.1.0-rc1 to before 3.1.8; 3.0.0-rc1 to before 3.0.192.14.20, 3.1.8, 3.0.19Patch availableCNA
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.1.0 to before 2.14.202.14.20Patch availableGHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go)3.2.0-rc1 to before 3.2.0-rc23.2.0-rc2Patch availableGHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go)3.1.0-rc1 to before 3.1.83.1.8Patch availableGHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go)3.0.0-rc1 to before 3.0.193.0.19Patch availableGHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
  • argo-cd Vendorargoproj Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.14.20; = 3.2.0-rc1; 3.1.0-rc1 to before 3.1.8; 3.0.0-rc1 to before 3.0.19 Fixed in 2.14.20, 3.1.8, 3.0.19 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.14.20 Fixed in 2.14.20 Patch available GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0-rc1 to before 3.2.0-rc2 Fixed in 3.2.0-rc2 Patch available GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0-rc1 to before 3.1.8 Fixed in 3.1.8 Patch available GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0-rc1 to before 3.0.19 Fixed in 3.0.19 Patch available GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 to before 2.14.20; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.19; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8Vulnerableargoproj
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0 rc1Vulnerableargoproj
  • cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 to before 2.14.20; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.19; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·argoproj
  • cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·argoproj

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA argo-cd (argoproj) Fixed in 2.14.20, 3.1.8, 3.0.19
  • Fix · GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.14.20 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.2.0-rc2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.1.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.0.19 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:18093 Released 2025-10-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.18.1 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18 registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/gitops-operator-bundle
  • RHSA-2025:17731 Released 2025-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.17.2 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.17 registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argo-rollouts-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 +4
  • RHSA-2025:17730 Released 2025-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.16.4 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16 registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argo-rollouts-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Developer Hub 1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift GitOpsAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16Fixed RHSA-2025:17730
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.17Fixed RHSA-2025:17731
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18Fixed RHSA-2025:18093
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.17
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55191
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g88p-r42r-ppp9
  3. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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
See all 56 →

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