{"cve":"CVE-2020-8828","nvd":{"published":"2020-04-08T20:15:14.763","modified":"2026-06-17T03:27:01.040","status":"Modified","description":"As of v1.5.0, the default admin password is set to the argocd-server pod name. For insiders with access to the cluster or logs, this issue could be abused for privilege escalation, as Argo has privileged roles. A malicious insider is the most realistic threat, but pod names are not meant to be kept secret and could wind up just about anywhere.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-1188"],"references":["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/security_considerations/","https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases"],"products":["argoproj:argo_cd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8828","score":0.018,"percentile":0.78489,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-h8jc-jmrf-9h8f","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h8jc-jmrf-9h8f","summary":"Argo CD Insecure default administrative password","modified":"2024-08-07T19:44:16Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":["<=1.8.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}