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CVE-2021-3557

Published: Feb 16, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 49.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A flaw was found in argocd. Any unprivileged user is able to deploy argocd in their namespace and with the created ServiceAccount argocd-argocd-server, the unprivileged user is able to read all resources of the cluster including all secrets which might enable privilege escalations. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

argoproj
oss-projectaka argo cd, argo-cd, argo workflow, argo workflows
argo cdOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
openshift gitopsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961929
bugzilla.redhat.com
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