Critical severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-77459
Argo CD: AppProject destination-namespace and resource restrictions bypassed by PreDelete/PostDelete resource hooks
9.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From 2.10.0 until 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2, Argo CD creates PostDelete resource hooks without applying the AppProject destination and resource authorization checks used during ordinary synchronization. The omitted checks include cluster-scoped and namespaced resource allow/deny lists. A user who can write to an Application's Git repository can commit a delete hook targeting a forbidden namespace, server, group, kind, or resource name, and deletion of the Application causes the application-controller to create that resource with its destination-cluster credentials. The reachable impact is bounded by the controller's cluster access but can include cluster-scoped resources, disallowed namespaces, persistent hook objects, and secondary objects created by a hook Job. PreSync, Sync, PostSync, and SyncFail hooks continue to use the normal project checks. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
argo-cd · argoproj
>= 2.10.0, <= 2.14.21; >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.15; >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.10; >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.4; >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.0-rc2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77459
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-fmxq-cgp8-87wp
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/1149cdc6e932208c4402183cc3d7b7485239940c
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/4bc8085b0a6d2296b849539d3d09fc7be7a4a511
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/7f0a05834b05103d69d7c150e1ee36541b314696
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/d5dd7019ee65be8895133fe4df554e28074242c4
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.15
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