CVE-2024-41666Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Sensitive data access via stale WebSocket authorization

Published Jul 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 12, 2024

Improper privilege management in affected Argo CD releases allows remote authenticated users to retain web-terminal access after revocation. The terminalSession WebSocket authorizes exec/create during setup but does not recheck RBAC before processing each client message. The web terminal must be enabled, the user must first receive exec/create permission, and the connection must remain open; revoked users retain pod operations and sensitive-data access.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in affected Argo CD releases allows remote authenticated users to retain web-terminal access after revocation. The terminalSession WebSocket authorizes exec/create during setup but does not recheck RBAC before processing each client message. The web terminal must be enabled, the user must first receive exec/create permission, and the connection must remain open; revoked users retain pod operations and sensitive-data access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41666
Published
Jul 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 12, 2024
Vendor
Argo Project
Product
Argo CD
Classifications
CWE-269, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.16
  2. Affected versionversion=2.10.0 <2.10.16
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.7
  4. Affected versionversion=2.11.0 <2.11.7
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 2.6.0, < 2.9.21
  6. Affected versionversion=2.6.0 <2.9.21

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Argo Project · Argo CDversion=>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.16; version=2.10.0 <2.10.16; version=>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.7; version=2.11.0 <2.11.7; version=>= 2.6.0, < 2.9.21; version=2.6.0 <2.9.21

Published CVSS scores

5.1GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.7Argo ProjectCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1078Valid Accounts

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