CVE-2025-23216
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. A vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository. The vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data. The vulnerability is fixed in v2.13.4, v2.12.10, and v2.11.13.
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A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250207T224745-150000.1.32.1.noarch as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250207T224745-150000.1.32.1.noarch as component of openSUSE Leap 15.6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
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affected products (12)
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advisories (4)
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- SUSE-SU-2025:0429-1Security update for govulncheck-vulndb2025-02-11csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
- GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749vArgo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors2025-01-30ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository. The vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data. ### Patches A patch for this vulnerability is available in the following Argo CD versions: - v2.13.4 - v2.12.10 - v2.11.13 ### Workarounds There is no workaround other than upgrading. ### References Fixed with commit https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107 & https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca
- BIT-argo-cd-2025-23216Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors2025-02-01vendor · osvUS
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. A vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository. The vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data. The vulnerability is fixed in v2.13.4, v2.12.10, and v2.11.13.
- GO-2025-3433Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd2025-02-04vendor · osvUS
Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
also known as (6)
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- CNNVD-202501-4175cnnvd
- EUVD-2025-0130enisa_euvd
- GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749venisa_euvd
- BIT-argo-cd-2025-23216osv
- GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749vosv
- GO-2025-3433osv
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107cnnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749vcnnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddcacnnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749venisa_euvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddcaenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107Patchnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749vPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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