Improper access control in Argo CD - CVE-2024-41666
Published: July 24, 2024 / Updated: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129006
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41666
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Argo
Affected software:
Argo CD
Argo CD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the Argo CD web terminal session when handling websocket messages after exec permission revocation. A remote privileged user can keep an existing terminal session open and send websocket messages to disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation requires the web-based terminal feature to be enabled and the user to have previously been granted exec access before that permission is revoked.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41666
Install security update from vendor's website.