Argo CD: A Kustomize Helm config home can run commands in the repo-server (argoproj argo-cd)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis
Description
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From 2.1.0 until 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2, when an operator has enabled --enable-helm for kustomize build, helmGlobals.configHome can point Helm's config and data directories at a repository-controlled location. Helm automatically loads a downloader plugin from `<configHome>/.data/plugins` without a separate plugin-install step and executes its program inside argocd-repo-server when a helmCharts repository URL uses the plugin's protocol. The command runs as the repo-server user and can read repository credentials and other process-accessible data. An attacker can commit the Kustomization and plugin to a Git repository that an Application builds or upload the files through POST /api/v1/applications/manifestsWithFiles, also exposed by argocd app diff --local --server-side-generate. The upload path requires only Application get permission on an existing Application, without Application update or sync permission or repository write access. Both delivery paths require prior operator enablement of --enable-helm; deployments that do not enable it are not affected. Kustomize 4.1.0 first passed helmGlobals.configHome through to Helm. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
References
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-fw5c-w8rc-j7fx
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-j6cw-g6p4-7hch
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pull/6059
- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/pull/3784
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/b6d5c23bce2f8a46c52975ba438a3b93d242d96c
- https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide/kustomize/#kustomizing-helm-charts
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.15
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.10
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.4
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc2
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-105250
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-113709
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| argoproj · argo-cd | affected >= 2.1.0, < 3.3.15 ; affected >= 3.4.0-rc1, < 3.4.10 ; affected >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.4 ; affected >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.0-rc2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |