CVE-2020-8827

high

Description

As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.

References

https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020

https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases

https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/

https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-04-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00203