[UPDATE] [medium] Argo CD: Multiple vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2026-45737 CVE-2026-45738

A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Argo CD to disclose information or perform cross-site scripting attacks, potentially gaining administrator rights.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Argo CD product: Argo CD Information disclosure Cross-site scripting

What: Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited by a remote, authenticated attacker to disclose information or perform cross-site scripting attacks.
Who is affected: Remote, authenticated users of Argo CD are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerabilities are classified as medium severity.
Action: Update Argo CD to the latest version to fix these vulnerabilities.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-07-16
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1566

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-457370.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-457380.39% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 32% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-45737	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-45738	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

Recent advisories for Argo CD

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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