CVE-2022-24768

Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 23, 2022 at 09:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorArgo CD

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

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

v < 2.1.14v < 2.2.8v < 2.3.20.5.0 ≤ v < 2.1.142.2.0 ≤ v < 2.2.82.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.2
Affected range stops below 2.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.3.2, 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 (5)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.14
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.8
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.2

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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-200CWE-862

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