01 Record
CVE-2026-15416
Argo-cd: argo cd unauthenticated remote code execution in repo-server via generatemanifest grpc endpoint
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score8.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
02 Description
Argo-cd: argo cd unauthenticated remote code execution in repo-server via generatemanifest grpc endpoint
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-11.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-14 08:56Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-11 00:38Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4168a41513c2b1193ed2edeb868af9640cc53e4177f04a4083683efc9a533ff7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:52857https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52857
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15416
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2496732https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496732
- github.comhttps://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm/commit/0f245ab
- github.comhttps://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm/security/advisories/GHSA-47m3-95c7-g2g8
- thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/07/unpatched-argo-cd-repo-server-flaw.html
- www.synacktiv.comhttps://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/caught-in-the-octopus-trap-unauthenticated-rce-in-argo-cd-with-codeql