CVE-2025-55190 (GCVE-0-2025-55190)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-04 22:37 – Updated: 2025-09-05 16:07
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Title
Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials
Summary
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. In versions 2.13.0 through 2.13.8, 2.14.0 through 2.14.15, 3.0.0 through 3.0.12 and 3.1.0-rc1 through 3.1.1, API tokens with project-level permissions are able to retrieve sensitive repository credentials (usernames, passwords) through the project details API endpoint, even when the token only has standard application management permissions and no explicit access to secrets. This vulnerability does not only affect project-level permissions. Any token with project get permissions is also vulnerable, including global permissions such as: `p, role/user, projects, get, *, allow`. This issue is fixed in versions 2.13.9, 2.14.16, 3.0.14 and 3.1.2.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-05 16:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7674 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
argoproj argo-cd Affected: >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.9
Affected: >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.16
Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14
Affected: >= 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2
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Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 06326550-e743-4e43-8b52-6753d0043d21

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-55190

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 99.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-11-18
Asserted: 2025-11-18
Last Seen: 2026-10-21
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Argo Project / Argo CD | Class: other-software | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.9) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-10-21: 4
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor Argo Project
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product Argo CD
Cisa Kev no
Connections 4
Observation Date 2026-10-21
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.9
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-07-01 05:54 UTC | Updated: 2026-10-23 01:01 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c0d163c8-bd1c-49c0-b15e-199e4e611e12

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-55190

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-01-02 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-01-02
Asserted: 2026-01-02
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials | Affected: argoproj / argo-cd | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials
Vendor argoproj
Product argo-cd
Added Date 2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
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