Argo CD leaked secret data into error messages and logs on invalid edits via UI

published 2021-05-12 5 y ago modified 2026-07-08 4 mo ago also BIT-argo-cd-2021-23135 , EUVD-2021-10253 , GHSA-fp89-h8pj-8894

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exposure of System Data to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in web UI of Argo CD allows attacker to cause leaked secret data into web UI error messages and logs. This issue affects Argo CD 1.8 versions prior to 1.8.7; 1.7 versions prior to 1.7.14.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami argo-cd 1.7.14, 1.8.7
Argo CD Argo CD 1.7.14, 1.8.7

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	argo-cd	>=1.7.0, <1.7.14 >=1.8.0, <1.8.7	1.7.14 1.8.7

Affected products

Argo CD Argo CD

Classification

Weakness

CWE-497 Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

github.com /argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-fp89-h8pj-8894
third-party-advisory, web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary