CVE-2025-55190 Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials

What is CVE-2025-55190?

CVE-2025-55190 is a critical vulnerability in Argoproj Argo Cd, published on 4 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55190?

12 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2, argo-cd and github.com/argoproj/argo-cd. It affects 1 product.

Products include Argoproj Argo Cd.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55190?

Upgrade github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 to a fixed version for your release line: 2.13.9 or 2.14.16.

Is CVE-2025-55190 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55190 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Other vulnerabilities in Argoproj Argo Cd

• CVE-2022-29165 Argo CD will blindly trust JWT claims if anonymous access is enabled Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40029 Cluster secret might leak in cluster details page in Argo CD Critical 9.9
• CVE-2022-24768 Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD Critical 9.9
• CVE-2024-21652 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-42880 ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction Critical 9.6

All Argoproj Argo Cd vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-argo-cd-2025-55190, CLEANSTART-2026-ES01541, GHSA-786q-9hcg-v9ff, GO-2025-3934, MINI-4x3m-4xfc-5jpp, MINI-6p6p-vxqg-hq5v and 6 more.