CVE-2023-22736: Controller reconciles apps outside configured namespaces when sharding is enabled

January 25, 2023 (updated May 13, 2025)

All Argo CD versions starting with 2.5.0-rc1 are vulnerable to an authorization bypass bug which allows a malicious Argo CD user to deploy Applications outside the configured allowed namespaces.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22736

Code Behaviors & Features

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