{"answers":{"affected":"14 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3, argo-cd and github.com/argoproj/argo-cd. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45738 exists.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 to a fixed version for your release line: 3.2.12, 3.3.10 or 3.4.2.","what":"CVE-2026-45738 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Argoproj Argo Cd, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45738 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-45738 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Argoproj Argo Cd, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45738 exists.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 3.2.12, 3.3.10, 3.4.2\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 3.2.12\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 3.2.12\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected from 3.3.0-rc1; fixed in 3.3.10\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected from 3.3.0-rc1; fixed in 3.3.10\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected from 3.4.0-rc1; fixed in 3.4.2\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (Go): affected from 3.4.0-rc1; fixed in 3.4.2\n- argo-cd (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 3.2.12, 3.3.10, 3.4.2\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): affected all versions up to 1.8.7; no fix listed\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): affected all versions up to 1.8.7; no fix listed\n- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45738/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-45738","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45738/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-45738","record":{"aliases":["BIT-argo-cd-2026-45738","CLEANSTART-2026-GJ12599","CLEANSTART-2026-GM59601","CLEANSTART-2026-YZ37835","GHSA-h98r-wv3h-fr38","GO-2026-5418","MINI-2jg8-vqgj-r948","MINI-3h7v-3v3v-5ghr","MINI-4wvq-g5rj-8jqg","MINI-58gr-59qv-7gx8","MINI-7427-gm5r-pg5f","MINI-7673-jjcp-7pr3","MINI-7jjm-xmwf-hw2p","MINI-88mh-vgm8-jp29","MINI-c363-48jw-8f7g","MINI-cfrp-m7v5-xj48","MINI-ff9h-583h-wx5v","MINI-ggvp-5m2f-w5f7","MINI-gjg3-6m3p-pmx7","MINI-hvfx-9pm3-3v46","MINI-j5fv-w9m4-p68p","MINI-jvp9-g3wp-v7ww","MINI-jx95-94mx-h54p","MINI-jxhh-5fph-6wwf","MINI-mpq5-4vxv-qrwx","MINI-p6pr-r9xp-v3wh","MINI-qjgp-ggpp-2p7f","MINI-vq9g-6f2w-x79j","MINI-vqw8-jm58-77vf","MINI-w265-x2x6-8qq9","MINI-x65r-2x32-jvg5","MINI-xhfj-qh2p-f3pf"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Argo CD","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers with write access can inject malicious JavaScript via annotations, leading to privilege escalation when viewed by admins.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"GitHub_M","cpe":[{"product":"argo_cd","vendor":"argoproj"}],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Prior to 3.2.12, 3.3.10, and 3.4.2, Argo CD users with application write access can set link.argocd.argoproj.io/* annotations whose pipe-separated values are rendered by ui/src/app/applications/components/application-summary/application-summary.tsx in the Summary tab URLs section as anchor href values without URL validation, allowing javascript: execution in a higher-privileged user's authenticated Argo CD origin session. 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CD: Kubernetes Secret Extraction via ArgoCD ServerSideDiff via sensitive annotations","id":"CVE-2026-45737"},"products":["argo-cd"],"published":"2026-07-15","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials","id":"CVE-2025-55190","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-09-04"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Argo CD will blindly trust JWT claims if anonymous access is enabled","id":"CVE-2022-29165","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-05-20"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"Cluster secret might leak in cluster details page in Argo CD","id":"CVE-2023-40029","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-07"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD","id":"CVE-2022-24768","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-03-23"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss","id":"CVE-2024-21652","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-03-18"},{"cvss_score":9.6,"headline":"ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction","id":"CVE-2026-42880","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-07"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Argo CD allows cross-site scripting on repositories page","id":"CVE-2025-47933","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-05-29"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"Go Vulnerability Database","prefix":"GO"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-16","vendors":["argoproj"]},"summary":"Attackers with write access can inject malicious JavaScript via annotations, leading to privilege escalation when viewed by admins.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45738/"}