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CVE-2020-8828
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-287
Description
As of v1.5.0, the default admin password is set to the argocd-server pod name. For insiders with access to the cluster or logs, this issue could be abused for privilege escalation, as Argo has privileged roles. A malicious insider is the most realistic threat, but pod names are not meant to be kept secret and could wind up just about anywhere.
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/security_considerations/
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
- https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020
- 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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