CVE-2022-31016 Argo CD vulnerable to Uncontrolled Memory Consumption
An authenticated user can crash the Argo CD repo-server by deploying applications from a repository containing large files, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-31016?
CVE-2022-31016 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Argoproj Argo Cd, published on 25 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. Argo CD versions v0.7.0 and later are vulnerable to an uncontrolled memory consumption bug, allowing an authorized malicious user to crash the repo-server service, resulting in a Denial of Service. The attacker must be an authenticated Argo CD user authorized to deploy Applications from a repository which contains (or can be made to contain) a large file. The fix for this vulnerability is available in versions 2.3.5, 2.2.10, 2.1.16, and later. There are no known workarounds. Users are recommended to upgrade.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31016?
12 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 and github.com/argoproj/argo-cd. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | All versions | 2.1.16, 2.2.10, 2.3.5, 2.4.1 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | All versions | 2.1.16 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | All versions | 2.1.16 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.2.0 | 2.2.10 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.2.0 | 2.2.10 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.3.0 | 2.3.5 |
6 more packages
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.3.0 | 2.3.5 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 Go | From 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd Go | From 0.7.0 | None |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd Go | From 0.7.0 | 2.1.16 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd Go | From 0.7.0 | 2.1.16 |
Products include Argoproj Argo Cd.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31016?
Upgrade github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 to a fixed version for your release line: 2.1.16, 2.2.10, 2.3.5 or 2.4.1.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-31016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Argoproj Argo Cd
- CVE-2025-55190 Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials
- CVE-2022-29165 Argo CD will blindly trust JWT claims if anonymous access is enabled
- CVE-2023-40029 Cluster secret might leak in cluster details page in Argo CD
- CVE-2022-24768 Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD
- CVE-2024-21652 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwq, GO-2022-0495.