Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From versions 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11 and 3.3.0 to before 3.3.9, there is a missing authorization and data-masking gap in Argo CD's ServerSideDiff endpoint that allows an attacker with read-only access to extract plaintext Kubernetes Secret data from etcd via the Kubernetes API server's Server-Side Apply dry-run mechanism. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.11 and 3.3.9.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- HAERIN-L/POC_CVE-2026-42880 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.6 · argoprojNVD modified 2026-10-26 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 8
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:12433
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20947
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42880
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467882
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-3v3m-wc6v-x4x3 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42880.json