{"id":"CVE-2023-40584","aliases":["BIT-argo-cd-2023-40584","EUVD-2023-2501","GHSA-g687-f2gx-6wm8","GO-2023-2050"],"status":"published","title":"Denial of Service to Argo CD repo-server","description":"Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. All versions of ArgoCD starting from v2.4 have a bug where the ArgoCD repo-server component is vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service attack vector. Specifically, the said component extracts a user-controlled tar.gz file without validating the size of its inner files. As a result, a malicious, low-privileged user can send a malicious tar.gz file that exploits this vulnerability to the repo-server, thereby harming the system's functionality and availability. Additionally, the repo-server is susceptible to another vulnerability due to the fact that it does not check the extracted file permissions before attempting to delete them. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious tar.gz archive in a way that prevents the deletion of its inner files when the manifest generation process is completed. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in versions 2.6.15, 2.7.14, and 2.8.3. Users are advised to upgrade. The only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade, however users unable to upgrade should configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01419,"percentile":0.73161,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"published":"2023-09-07T22:14:58Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","fixed_in":["2.6.15","2.7.14","2.8.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"argo-cd","fixed_in":["2.6.15","2.7.14","2.8.3"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0"},{"fixed":"2.6.15"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.7.0"},{"fixed":"2.7.14"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.8.0"},{"fixed":"2.8.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"argo-cd","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0"},{"fixed":"2.6.15"},{"introduced":"2.7.0"},{"fixed":"2.7.14"},{"introduced":"2.8.0"},{"fixed":"2.8.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0"},{"fixed":"2.6.15"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.7.0"},{"fixed":"2.7.14"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.8.0"},{"fixed":"2.8.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0"},{"fixed":"2.6.15"},{"introduced":"2.7.0"},{"fixed":"2.7.14"},{"introduced":"2.8.0"},{"fixed":"2.8.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"argoproj","product":"argo-cd"},{"vendor":"argoproj","product":"argo_cd"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g687-f2gx-6wm8","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/b8f92c4ff226346624f43de3f25d81dac6386674","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","web","fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40584","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/1391ba72149655e4884d357586d3201f15bc92dc","tags":["web","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.6.15","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.7.14","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.8.3","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g687-f2gx-6wm8"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40584.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40584","title":"Denial of Service to Argo CD repo-server ","description":"Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. All versions of ArgoCD starting from v2.4 have a bug where the ArgoCD repo-server component is vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service attack vector. Specifically, the said component extracts a user-controlled tar.gz file without validating the size of its inner files. As a result, a malicious, low-privileged user can send a malicious tar.gz file that exploits this vulnerability to the repo-server, thereby harming the system's functionality and availability. Additionally, the repo-server is susceptible to another vulnerability due to the fact that it does not check the extracted file permissions before attempting to delete them. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious tar.gz archive in a way that prevents the deletion of its inner files when the manifest generation process is completed. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in versions 2.6.15, 2.7.14, and 2.8.3. Users are advised to upgrade. The only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade, however users unable to upgrade should configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-07T22:14:58.573Z","modified":"2024-09-26T14:05:55.634Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-400"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:21.971258Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2501","description":"Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. All versions of ArgoCD starting from v2.4 have a bug where the ArgoCD repo-server component is vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service attack vector. Specifically, the said component extracts a user-controlled tar.gz file without validating the size of its inner files. As a result, a malicious, low-privileged user can send a malicious tar.gz file that exploits this vulnerability to the repo-server, thereby harming the system's functionality and availability. Additionally, the repo-server is susceptible to another vulnerability due to the fact that it does not check the extracted file permissions before attempting to delete them. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious tar.gz archive in a way that prevents the deletion of its inner files when the manifest generation process is completed. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in versions 2.6.15, 2.7.14, and 2.8.3. Users are advised to upgrade. The only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade, however users unable to upgrade should configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-07T22:14:58Z","modified":"2024-09-26T14:05:55Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:10.432496Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g687-f2gx-6wm8","title":"Argo CD repo-server  Denial of Service vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nAll versions of ArgoCD starting from v2.4 have a bug where the ArgoCD repo-server component is vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service attack vector. Specifically, the said component extracts a user-controlled tar.gz file without validating the size of its inner files. As a result, a malicious, low-privileged user can send a malicious tar.gz file that exploits this vulnerability to the repo-server, thereby harming the system's functionality and availability. Additionally, the repo-server is susceptible to another vulnerability due to the fact that it does not check the extracted file permissions before attempting to delete them. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious tar.gz archive in a way that prevents the deletion of its inner files when the manifest generation process is completed.\n\n\n### Patches\nA patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:\n\n* v2.6.15\n* v2.7.14\n* v2.8.3\n\n### Workarounds\nThe only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade.\n\n#### Mitigations\nConfigure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [the Argo CD issue tracker](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues) or [discussions](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/discussions)\n* Join us on [Slack](https://argoproj.github.io/community/join-slack) in channel #argo-cd\n\n### Credits\nThis vulnerability was found \u0026 reported by GE Vernova – Amit Laish.\n\nThe Argo team would like to thank these contributors for their responsible disclosure and constructive communications during the resolve of this issue\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-11T12:59:48Z","modified":"2023-11-10T05:04:27Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-400"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:19.438667Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40584","description":"Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. 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The only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade, however users unable to upgrade should configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-07T22:14:58.573Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32.319684208Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-400"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:33.244128Z"},{"id":"GHSA-g687-f2gx-6wm8","title":"Argo CD repo-server  Denial of Service vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nAll versions of ArgoCD starting from v2.4 have a bug where the ArgoCD repo-server component is vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service attack vector. Specifically, the said component extracts a user-controlled tar.gz file without validating the size of its inner files. As a result, a malicious, low-privileged user can send a malicious tar.gz file that exploits this vulnerability to the repo-server, thereby harming the system's functionality and availability. Additionally, the repo-server is susceptible to another vulnerability due to the fact that it does not check the extracted file permissions before attempting to delete them. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious tar.gz archive in a way that prevents the deletion of its inner files when the manifest generation process is completed.\n\n\n### Patches\nA patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:\n\n* v2.6.15\n* v2.7.14\n* v2.8.3\n\n### Workarounds\nThe only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade.\n\n#### Mitigations\nConfigure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [the Argo CD issue tracker](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues) or [discussions](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/discussions)\n* Join us on [Slack](https://argoproj.github.io/community/join-slack) in channel #argo-cd\n\n### Credits\nThis vulnerability was found \u0026 reported by GE Vernova – Amit Laish.\n\nThe Argo team would like to thank these contributors for their responsible disclosure and constructive communications during the resolve of this issue\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-11T12:59:48Z","modified":"2024-08-21T14:41:54.467121Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-400"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:47.472172Z"},{"id":"BIT-argo-cd-2023-40584","description":"Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. 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The only way to completely resolve the issue is to upgrade, however users unable to upgrade should configure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and provide access for configuring applications only to a limited number of administrators. These administrators should utilize trusted and verified Helm charts.","status":"published","published":"2024-03-06T10:50:42.695Z","modified":"2024-08-21T14:41:54.467121Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:28.267217Z"},{"id":"GO-2023-2050","title":"Argo CD repo-server Denial of Service vulnerability in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","description":"Argo CD repo-server Denial of Service vulnerability in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","status":"published","published":"2024-08-21T14:17:52Z","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:09.063095Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:01.185262Z"}]}}