Report: Ultimate Guide: CVE-2026-42880 - ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction

Report: Ultimate Guide: CVE-2026-42880 - ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction

CVE ID :CVE-2026-42880 Published : May 7, 2026, 11:16 p.m. | 2 hours ago Description :Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. From versions 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11 and 3.3.0 to before 3.3.9, there is a missing authorization and data-masking gap in Argo CD's ServerSideDiff endpoint that allows an attacker with read-only access to extract plaintext Kubernetes Secret data from etcd via the Kubernetes API server's Server-Side Apply dry-run mechanism. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.11 and 3.3.9. Severity: 9.6 | CRITICAL Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
CRITICAL
Published
May 7, 2026
Affected Product: Kubernetes