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

Analyzed
AliasesCGA-3m4f-rcw6-fgvfCGA-hv24-2jv7-ccwwCGA-mq7m-x49q-cwvr
Published 04-09-2025Last modified 05-09-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-55190 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in argoproj argo_cd. EPSS estimates a 5.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
5.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.19 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15538-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2025:03289-1CGA-FG49-XW36-GJ5XCGA-GCWG-Q92F-5WH4CGA-HJMJ-FR7V-69CC

Timeline

  1. 04-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-09-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.19 pp

From 5.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Argo Cd

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard4 products
  • argo-cd-2.13-compat< 2.13.9-r2
  • argocd-image-updater< 0.16.0-r8
  • argocd-image-updater-compat< 0.16.0-r8
  • argocd-image-updater-fips< 0.16.0-r9
Argoproj2 products
  • argo_cd≥ 2.2.0, < 2.13.9 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.14.16 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.2
  • argo-cd≥ 2.13.0, < 2.13.9 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.14.16 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 | ≥ 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2
Github.com/argoproj/argo-cd2 products
  • v2≥ 2.13.0, < 2.13.9 | ≥ 2.14.0, < 2.14.16
  • v3< 3.0.14 | ≥ 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2
Wolfi2 products
  • argocd-image-updater< 0.16.0-r8
  • argocd-image-updater-compat< 0.16.0-r8
Github.com/argoproj1 product
  • argo-cdAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 11 products

References

5 links