CVE-2026-42880

ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction

Published May 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3 ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Argoproj argo Cd
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Argoproj argo Cd
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Gitops
Weaknesses CWE-201
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1.20::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Gitops
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Argoproj
Argoproj argo-cd
Vendors & Products Argoproj
Argoproj argo-cd
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-212
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 7, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2026, 6:49 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 7, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 7, 2026, 10:20 PM