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CVE-2025-55190: Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 41/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB / GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 93% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) 2.13.9, 2.14.16; github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) 3.1.2, 3.0.14; govulncheck-vulndb (openSUSE:Leap 15.6) 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) 2.13.9, 2.14.16; github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go) 3.1.2, 3.0.14; govulncheck-vulndb (openSUSE:Leap 15.6) 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. In versions 2.13.0 through 2.13.8, 2.14.0 through 2.14.15, 3.0.0 through 3.0.12 and 3.1.0-rc1 through 3.1.1, API tokens with project-level permissions are able to retrieve sensitive repository credentials (usernames, passwords) through the project details API endpoint, even when the token only has standard application management permissions and no explicit access to secrets. This vulnerability does not only affect project-level permissions. Any token with project get permissions is also vulnerable, including global permissions such as: `p, role/user, projects, get, *, allow`. This issue is fixed in versions 2.13.9, 2.14.16, 3.0.14 and 3.1.2.

CriticalCVSS 9.9 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Oct 18, 2026
EPSS
5.6% · 93th percentile

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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
10.0
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Noroxi analysis

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
argoprojargo cd

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • argoproj argo cd2.2.0 and later · before 2.13.9
  • argoproj argo cd2.14.0 and later · before 2.14.16
  • argoproj argo cd3.0.0 and later · before 3.0.14
  • argoproj argo cd3.1.0 and later · before 3.1.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • argoproj argo-cd

    • >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.9, >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.16, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14, >= 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gogithub.com/argoproj/argo-cdfrom 0—
Gogithub.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2from 2.13.0 · before 2.13.92.13.9
Gogithub.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2from 2.14.0 · before 2.14.162.14.16
Gogithub.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3from 3.1.0-rc1 · before 3.1.23.1.2
Gogithub.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3before 3.0.143.0.14
openSUSE:Leap 15.6govulncheck-vulndbbefore 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.10.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgovulncheck-vulndbbefore 0.0.20250908T141310-1.10.0.20250908T141310-1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6govulncheck-vulndbbefore 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.10.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1

Same product

argoproj: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-29165Argo CD will blindly trust JWT claims if anonymous access is enabled
    41Plan
  • CVE-2024-21652Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-42880ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction
    38Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-23216Jan 30, 2025 · Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors
    27Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-47933May 29, 2025 · Argo CD allows cross-site scripting on repositories page
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-55191Sep 30, 2025 · Repository Credentials Race Condition Crashes Argo CD Server
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Go:github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v22.13.9Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v22.14.16Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v33.0.14Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v33.1.2Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:govulncheck-vulndb0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
suse:govulncheck-vulndb0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.

Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2025-55190 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-42880245 days apartArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2025-23216217 days apartArgo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2026-45737314 days apartArgo CD: Kubernetes Secret Extraction via ArgoCD ServerSideDiff via sensitive annotations
    26Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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