CVE-2026-42880
critical · 9.6Argo 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.
9.6
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
42nd
EPSS percentile
2026-05-07
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200CWE-212CWE-201
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo_cd | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.11 |
| argoproj | argo_cd | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9 |
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References
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:12433
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20947
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42880
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467882
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42880.json
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-42880