{"cve":"CVE-2022-24768","nvd":{"published":"2022-03-23T22:15:13.143","modified":"2026-06-17T04:32:28.563","status":"Modified","description":"Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with 1.0.0 are vulnerable to an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user to potentially escalate their privileges to admin-level. Versions starting with 0.8.0 and 0.5.0 contain limited versions of this issue. To perform exploits, an authorized Argo CD user must have push access to an Application's source git or Helm repository or `sync` and `override` access to an Application. Once a user has that access, different exploitation levels are possible depending on their other RBAC privileges. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions 2.3.2, 2.2.8, and 2.1.14. Some mitigation measures are available but do not serve as a substitute for upgrading. To avoid privilege escalation, limit who has push access to Application source repositories or `sync` + `override` access to Applications; and limit which repositories are available in projects where users have `update` access to Applications. To avoid unauthorized resource inspection/tampering, limit who has `delete`, `get`, or `action` access to Applications.","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-862","CWE-200"],"references":["https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/af03b291d4b7e9d3ce9a6580ae9c8141af0e05cf","https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.14","https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.8","https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.2","https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pww"],"products":["argoproj:argo_cd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:29:06.454770966+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-24768","score":0.0125,"percentile":0.69395,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pww","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pww","summary":"Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD","modified":"2026-07-08T06:49:33.201557618Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=0.5.0 <2.1.14"],"fixed":["2.1.14"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=2.2.0 <2.2.8"],"fixed":["2.2.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=2.3.0 <2.3.2"],"fixed":["2.3.2"]}]},{"id":"GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-96jv-vj39-x4j6","summary":"Argo CD improper access control bug can allow malicious user to escalate privileges to admin level","modified":"2026-07-08T06:49:33.201557618Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=0.5.0 <=1.8.7"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":["<2.1.14"],"fixed":["2.1.14"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[">=2.2.0 <2.2.8"],"fixed":["2.2.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[">=2.3.0 <2.3.2"],"fixed":["2.3.2"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0359","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0359","summary":"Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","modified":"2026-07-08T06:49:33.201557618Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=0.5.0"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":["<2.1.14",">=2.2.0 <2.2.8",">=2.3.0 <2.3.2"],"fixed":["2.1.14","2.2.8","2.3.2"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0516","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0516","summary":"Argo CD improper access control bug can allow malicious user to escalate privileges to admin level in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","modified":"2026-07-08T06:49:33.201557618Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[">=0.5.0"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":["<2.1.14",">=2.2.0 <2.2.8",">=2.3.0 <2.3.2"],"fixed":["2.1.14","2.2.8","2.3.2"]}]}],"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."]}