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CVE-2022-24768

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24768 is an improper access control vulnerability affecting Argo CD versions 1.0.0 and later, allowing authorized users with specific repository or application access to escalate privileges to an admin level. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, and patches are available in Argo CD versions 2.3.2, 2.2.8, and 2.1.14. Organizations should prioritize upgrading to mitigate this risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.5.0, < 2.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.9CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/argoproj/argo-cdFixed in: 2.1.14
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/argoproj/argo-cdFixed in: 2.2.8
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/argoproj/argo-cdFixed in: 2.3.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pwwcritical

Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD

Mar 24, 2022

References

github.com / argoproj/argo-cd/commit/af03b291d4b7e9d3ce9a6580ae9c8141af0e05cf
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.14
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.8
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.2
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-2f5v-8r3f-8pww
MitigationThird Party Advisory