High severity · published Apr 8, 2020
CVE-2020-8828
As of v1.5.0, the default admin password is set to the argocd-server pod name
8.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
before 1.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8828
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8828
Vendor Advisory
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
Exploit
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020
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