Medium severity · published Feb 9, 2021
CVE-2021-26921
In util/session/sessionmanager.go in Argo CD before 1.8.4, tokens continue to work even when the user account is disabled
6.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In util/session/sessionmanager.go in Argo CD before 1.8.4, tokens continue to work even when the user account is disabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
before 1.7.12; 1.8.0 before 1.8.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26921
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26921
Patch
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/f5b0db240b4e3abf18e97f6fd99096b4f9e94dc5
Patch
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v1.8.3...v1.8.4
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-9h6w-j7w4-jr52
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