CVE-2020-8828

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2020 at 07:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorArgo CD

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.5.0
Affected range stops below 1.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287CWE-1188

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