Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Affecting github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater/pkg/argocd package, versions <1.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMARGOPROJLABSARGOCDIMAGEUPDATERPKGARGOCD-16350804
  • published3 May 2026
  • disclosed15 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1220  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater/pkg/argocd to version 1.1.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in namespace validation for the ImageUpdater resources. An attacker can perform unauthorized image updates on applications in other namespaces by creating or modifying ImageUpdater resources, impacting application integrity and confidentiality in multi-tenant environments.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring AppProject resources to enforce strict tenant isolation or restricting the permissions of the controller to its designated namespaces.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1