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CVE-2026-42880

ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction

Published: May 7, 2026Updated: Aug 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
9.6CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From versions 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11 and 3.3.0 to before 3.3.9, there is a missing authorization and data-masking gap in Argo CD's ServerSideDiff endpoint that allows an attacker with read-only access to extract plaintext Kubernetes Secret data from etcd via the Kubernetes API server's Server-Side Apply dry-run mechanism. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.11 and 3.3.9.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-212CWE-201

Affected Products

argoproj
oss-projectaka argo workflows, argo cd, argo workflow, argo-cd
argo cdOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
argo-cdOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
The Linux Foundation
oss-project·USaka linux foundation, linuxfoundation.org
Argo CDOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3
github.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:12433
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20943
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