CVE-2025-55190 (GCVE-0-2025-55190)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-04 22:37 – Updated: 2025-09-05 16:07
VLAI Previdian
Title
Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials
Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-05 16:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
argoproj argo-cd Affected: >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.9
Affected: >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.16
Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14
Affected: >= 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: dbf0a90c-de41-45d4-a4bf-d634cad67eb9

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-55190

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-01-02 01:00 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-01-02
Asserted: 2026-01-02
Scope
Notes: Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials | Affected: Argoproj / argo-cd | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.05463 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Argo CD: Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials
Cve Id CVE-2025-55190
Vendor Argoproj
Ghsa Id GHSA-786Q-9HCG-V9FF
Product argo-cd
Added Date 2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score 0.05463
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.92492
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2025-55190
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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