High severity · published Jul 12, 2022
CVE-2022-1025
All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user to potentially escalate their privileges to…
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user to potentially escalate their privileges to admin-level.
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)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
0.5.0 through 2.1.12; 2.2.0 through 2.2.7; 2.3.0 through 2.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1025
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1025
Exploit
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pww
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