CVE-2026-113709
published 2026-10-20CVE-2026-113709: Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From 2.1.0 until 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2, when an operator has enabled…
PriorityP264critical9.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.53%
44.6th percentile
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From 2.1.0 until 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2, when an operator has enabled --enable-helm for kustomize build, helmGlobals.configHome can point Helm's config and data directories at a repository-controlled location. Helm automatically loads a downloader plugin from `/.data/plugins` without a separate plugin-install step and executes its program inside argocd-repo-server when a helmCharts repository URL uses the plugin's protocol. The command runs as the repo-server user and can read repository credentials and other process-accessible data. An attacker can commit the Kustomization and plugin to a Git repository that an Application builds or upload the files through POST /api/v1/applications/manifestsWithFiles, also exposed by argocd app diff --local --server-side-generate. The upload path requires only Application get permission on an existing Application, without Application update or sync permission or repository write access. Both delivery paths require prior operator enablement of --enable-helm; deployments that do not enable it are not affected. Kustomize 4.1.0 first passed helmGlobals.configHome through to Helm. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo-cd | — | — |
| argoproj | argo-cd | — | — |
| argoproj | argo-cd | — | — |
| argoproj | argo-cd | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat9.9CRITICAL
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https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide/kustomize/#kustomizing-helm-chartshttps://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/b6d5c23bce2f8a46c52975ba438a3b93d242d96chttps://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pull/6059https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.15https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.10https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.4https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc2https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-fw5c-w8rc-j7fxhttps://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-j6cw-g6p4-7hchhttps://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/pull/3784
2026-10-20
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