{"cve":{"cve_id":"CVE-2023-22482","is_kev":false,"kev_date_added":null,"kev_vendor_project":null,"kev_product":null,"kev_vulnerability_name":null,"kev_short_description":null,"kev_required_action":null,"kev_due_date":null,"kev_known_ransomware":null,"kev_notes":null,"kev_cwes":null,"epss_score":0.00879,"epss_percentile":0.54362,"epss_as_of":"2026-06-23","description":"Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Versions of Argo CD starting with v1.8.2 and prior to 2.3.13, 2.4.19, 2.5.6, and 2.6.0-rc-3  are vulnerable to an improper authorization bug causing the API to accept certain invalid tokens. OIDC providers include an `aud` (audience) claim in signed tokens. The value of that claim specifies the intended audience(s) of the token (i.e. the service or services which are meant to accept the token). Argo CD _does_ validate that the token was signed by Argo CD's configured OIDC provider. But Argo CD _does not_ validate the audience claim, so it will accept tokens that are not intended for Argo CD. If Argo CD's configured OIDC provider also serves other audiences (for example, a file storage service), then Argo CD will accept a token intended for one of those other audiences. Argo CD will grant the user privileges based on the token's `groups` claim, even though those groups were not intended to be used by Argo CD. This bug also increases the impact of a stolen token. If an attacker steals a valid token for a different audience, they can use it to access Argo CD. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in versions 2.6.0-rc3, 2.5.6, 2.4.19, and 2.3.13. There are no workarounds.","published_at":"2023-01-25T18:25:15.287000Z","last_modified_at":null,"cvss_v3_score":9.1,"cvss_v3_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_v3_severity":"CRITICAL","cvss_v4_score":null,"cvss_v4_vector":null,"cvss_v4_severity":null,"ssvc_decision":null,"ssvc_exploitation":"none","ssvc_automatable":false,"ssvc_technical_impact":"total","cwes":["CWE-863"],"nvd_references":["https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-q9hr-j4rf-8fjc"],"vuln_status":null,"trending_score":null,"is_trending":false,"has_trended":false,"trended_number_one":false,"trending_peak_score":null,"trending_peak_rank":null,"started_trending_at":null,"trended_number_one_at":null,"summary_generated":null,"summary_generated_at":null,"summary_model":null,"created_at":"2026-06-24T00:09:39.878444Z","updated_at":"2026-06-29T01:25:26.348357Z"},"effective_severity":"CRITICAL","badges":[],"impact_analysis":[],"cvss_v3_decoded":{"version":"3.1","metrics":[{"metric":"AV","name":"Attack Vector","value":"N","value_label":"Network"},{"metric":"AC","name":"Attack Complexity","value":"H","value_label":"High"},{"metric":"PR","name":"Privileges Required","value":"N","value_label":"None"},{"metric":"UI","name":"User Interaction","value":"N","value_label":"None"},{"metric":"S","name":"Scope","value":"C","value_label":"Changed"},{"metric":"C","name":"Confidentiality","value":"H","value_label":"High"},{"metric":"I","name":"Integrity","value":"H","value_label":"High"},{"metric":"A","name":"Availability","value":"H","value_label":"High"}]},"cvss_v4_decoded":{"version":null,"metrics":[]},"affected":[{"vendor_slug":"argoproj","vendor_name":"argoproj","product_slug":"argo-cd","product_name":"Argo CD","version_start":">= 1.8.2, < 2.3.13","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":">= 1.8.2, < 2.3.13","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:argoproj:argo-cd:>= 1.8.2, < 2.3.13:>= 1.8.2, < 2.3.13"},{"vendor_slug":"argoproj","vendor_name":"argoproj","product_slug":"argo-cd","product_name":"Argo CD","version_start":">= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.4.19","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":">= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.4.19","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:argoproj:argo-cd:>= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.4.19:>= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.4.19"},{"vendor_slug":"argoproj","vendor_name":"argoproj","product_slug":"argo-cd","product_name":"Argo CD","version_start":">= 2.5.0-rc1, < 2.5.6","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":">= 2.5.0-rc1, < 2.5.6","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:argoproj:argo-cd:>= 2.5.0-rc1, < 2.5.6:>= 2.5.0-rc1, < 2.5.6"},{"vendor_slug":"argoproj","vendor_name":"argoproj","product_slug":"argo-cd","product_name":"Argo CD","version_start":">= 2.6.0-rc1, < 2.6.0-rc3","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":">= 2.6.0-rc1, < 2.6.0-rc3","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:argoproj:argo-cd:>= 2.6.0-rc1, < 2.6.0-rc3:>= 2.6.0-rc1, < 2.6.0-rc3"}],"exploit_refs":[],"news":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-q9hr-j4rf-8fjc","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]}],"timeline":[{"type":"published","at":"2023-01-25T18:25:15.287000Z","label":"CVE published","source":null},{"type":"cvss_changed","at":"2026-06-28T17:26:50.468161Z","label":"CVSS score revised","source":"cvelistv5"},{"type":"cvss_changed","at":"2026-06-28T17:26:50.468161Z","label":"CVSS score revised","source":"cvelistv5"},{"type":"cvss_changed","at":"2026-06-28T17:26:50.468161Z","label":"CVSS score revised","source":"cvelistv5"},{"type":"ssvc_changed","at":"2026-06-29T01:25:26.348357Z","label":"SSVC decision revised","source":"vulnrichment"},{"type":"ssvc_changed","at":"2026-06-29T01:25:26.348357Z","label":"SSVC decision revised","source":"vulnrichment"},{"type":"ssvc_changed","at":"2026-06-29T01:25:26.348357Z","label":"SSVC decision revised","source":"vulnrichment"}]}