{"id":"CVE-2025-23216","aliases":["BIT-argo-cd-2025-23216","GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749v","GO-2025-3433"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2025-23216","summary":"Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors","details":"### Impact\n\nA vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository. \n\nThe vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data.\n\n### Patches\nA patch for this vulnerability is available in the following Argo CD versions:\n- v2.13.4\n- v2.12.10\n- v2.11.13\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround other than upgrading.\n\n### References\nFixed with commit https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107 & https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca","published":"2025-01-30T15:30:05.405Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:10.812410202Z","cvss":{"score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.00475,"percentile":0.40036,"asOf":"2026-09-17"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.13.4"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.12.10"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2","fixedVersion":"2.11.13"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107","label":"argoproj/argo-cd@6f5537b"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/23xxx/CVE-2025-23216.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749v"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23216"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/security/advisories/GHSA-274v-mgcv-cm8j"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:10.812410202Z"}}