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SCA: security update for github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 (GHSA-h98r-wv3h-fr38)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442143

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Prior to 3.2.12, 3.3.10, and
 3.4.2, Argo CD users with application write access can set link.argocd.argoproj.io/* annotations whose
 pipe-separated values are rendered by ui/src/app/applications/components/application-summary/application-
 summary.tsx in the Summary tab URLs section as anchor href values without URL validation, allowing
 javascript: execution in a higher-privileged user's authenticated Argo CD origin session. This issue is
 fixed in versions 3.2.12, 3.3.10, and 3.4.2. (CVE-2026-45738)

Solution

Update the github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 library and its related packages to version 3.2.12 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h98r-wv3h-fr38

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 442143

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/19/2026

Updated: 7/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.86

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-45738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-45738

cwe: CWE-79