NVD

CVE-2023-50726 Detail

Description

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. "Local sync" is an Argo CD feature that allows developers to temporarily override an Application's manifests with locally-defined manifests. Use of the feature should generally be limited to highly-trusted users, since it allows the user to bypass any merge protections in git. An improper validation bug allows users who have `create` privileges but not `override` privileges to sync local manifests on app creation. All other restrictions, including AppProject restrictions are still enforced. The only restriction which is not enforced is that the manifests come from some approved git/Helm/OCI source. The bug was introduced in 1.2.0-rc1 when the local manifest sync feature was added. The bug has been patched in Argo CD versions 2.10.3, 2.9.8, and 2.8.12. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate the risk of branch protection bypass by removing `applications, create` RBAC access. The only way to eliminate the issue without removing RBAC access is to upgrade to a patched version.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: GitHub, Inc.

Base Score: 6.4 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operator-manual/rbac	CVE, GitHub, Inc.	Product
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3b8f673f06c2d228e01cbc830e5cb57cef008978	CVE, GitHub, Inc.	Patch
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g623-jcgg-mhmm	CVE, GitHub, Inc.	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-863	Incorrect Authorization	NIST
CWE-269	Improper Privilege Management	GitHub, Inc.

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 6/02/2025 10:35:20 AM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1	AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Added	CWE	CWE-863
Added	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd::::::::* versions from (including) 2.10.0 up to (excluding) 2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd::::::::* versions from (including) 1.2.0 up to (excluding) 2.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd::::::::* versions from (including) 2.9.0 up to (excluding) 2.9.7
Added	Reference Type	CVE: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operator-manual/rbac Types: Product
Added	Reference Type	CVE: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3b8f673f06c2d228e01cbc830e5cb57cef008978 Types: Patch
Added	Reference Type	CVE: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g623-jcgg-mhmm Types: Vendor Advisory
Added	Reference Type	GitHub, Inc.: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operator-manual/rbac Types: Product
Added	Reference Type	GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3b8f673f06c2d228e01cbc830e5cb57cef008978 Types: Patch
Added	Reference Type	GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g623-jcgg-mhmm Types: Vendor Advisory

New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc. 3/13/2024 5:15:54 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Description	Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. "Local sync" is an Argo CD feature that allows developers to temporarily override an Application's manifests with locally-defined manifests. Use of the feature should generally be limited to highly-trusted users, since it allows the user to bypass any merge protections in git. An improper validation bug allows users who have `create` privileges but not `override` privileges to sync local manifests on app creation. All other restrictions, including AppProject restrictions are still enforced. The only restriction which is not enforced is that the manifests come from some approved git/Helm/OCI source. The bug was introduced in 1.2.0-rc1 when the local manifest sync feature was added. The bug has been patched in Argo CD versions 2.10.3, 2.9.8, and 2.8.12. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate the risk of branch protection bypass by removing `applications, create` RBAC access. The only way to eliminate the issue without removing RBAC access is to upgrade to a patched version.
Added	CVSS V3.1	GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Added	CWE	GitHub, Inc. CWE-269
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operator-manual/rbac [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3b8f673f06c2d228e01cbc830e5cb57cef008978 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g623-jcgg-mhmm [No types assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-50726
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.

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