Uncaught Exception in Argo CD - CVE-2025-59538

 

Uncaught Exception in Argo CD - CVE-2025-59538

Published: May 2, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU129008
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59538
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Argo CD
Software vendor:
Argo

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an uncaught exception in the /api/webhook endpoint when processing an Azure DevOps git.push webhook with an empty resource.refUpdates array. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to cause a denial of service.

In the default configuration, exploitation is possible when webhook.azuredevops.username and webhook.azuredevops.password are not set.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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