CVE-2020-8827

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.

Affected products

argoproj argo-cd: before 1.5.0 — fixed in 1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: argoproj argo-cd 1.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020

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