{"cve":"CVE-2020-8827","nvd":{"published":"2020-04-08T20:15:14.700","modified":"2026-06-17T03:27:00.930","status":"Modified","description":"As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-307"],"references":["https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user","https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/","https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases","https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020","https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user"],"products":["argoproj:argo_cd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8827","score":0.02212,"percentile":0.82611,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw","summary":"Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Argo API","modified":"2024-08-21T15:58:41.686150Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":["<1.5.1"],"fixed":["1.5.1"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0892","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0892","summary":"Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Argo API in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","modified":"2026-03-03T04:52:27.034410Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":["<1.5.1"],"fixed":["1.5.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}