CVE-2022-24768Network attack vector

Admin privilege escalation via omitted project checks

Published Mar 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Improper access control in affected Argo CD releases allows remote authenticated users to access project-forbidden cluster resources. Application resource APIs traversed live resource trees and accepted resources without applying AppProject destination and resource allow or deny rules. Exploitation requires repository push access or Application sync and override access; additional RBAC rights determine whether resources can be viewed, changed, deleted, or used for admin escalation.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability1.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in affected Argo CD releases allows remote authenticated users to access project-forbidden cluster resources. Application resource APIs traversed live resource trees and accepted resources without applying AppProject destination and resource allow or deny rules. Exploitation requires repository push access or Application sync and override access; additional RBAC rights determine whether resources can be viewed, changed, deleted, or used for admin escalation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24768
Published
Mar 23, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Argo Project
Product
Argo CD
Classifications
CWE-200, T1548
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 0.5.0, < 2.1.14
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.8
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Argo Project · Argo CDversion=>= 0.5.0, < 2.1.14; version=>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.8; version=>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2

Published CVSS scores

9.9GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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