CVE-2026-113709 PUBLISHED

Argo CD: A Kustomize Helm config home can run commands in the repo-server

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 20.10.2026 Published: 20.10.2026 Updated: 21.10.2026

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From 2.1.0 until 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2, when an operator has enabled --enable-helm for kustomize build, helmGlobals.configHome can point Helm's config and data directories at a repository-controlled location. Helm automatically loads a downloader plugin from <configHome>/.data/plugins without a separate plugin-install step and executes its program inside argocd-repo-server when a helmCharts repository URL uses the plugin's protocol. The command runs as the repo-server user and can read repository credentials and other process-accessible data. An attacker can commit the Kustomization and plugin to a Git repository that an Application builds or upload the files through POST /api/v1/applications/manifestsWithFiles, also exposed by argocd app diff --local --server-side-generate. The upload path requires only Application get permission on an existing Application, without Application update or sync permission or repository write access. Both delivery paths require prior operator enablement of --enable-helm; deployments that do not enable it are not affected. Kustomize 4.1.0 first passed helmGlobals.configHome through to Helm. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.4, and 3.6.0-rc2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.9

Product Status

Vendor argoproj
Product argo-cd
Versions
  • Version >= 2.1.0, < 3.3.15 is affected
  • Version >= 3.4.0-rc1, < 3.4.10 is affected
  • Version >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.4 is affected
  • Version >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.0-rc2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere CWE