CVE-2026-121621
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A command injection vulnerability was found in Argo CD Image Updater, where a proxy URL configured on an SSH Git repository is passed unsanitized into a shell-interpreted SSH command. An attacker able to set a malicious proxy value can inject shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary commands and access credentials in the context of the Image Updater process.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-03 21:17:37.857000
Last modified
2026-11-03 21:17:37.980000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-121621",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-03T21:17:37.857",
"lastModified": "2026-11-03T21:17:37.980",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
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"lang": "en",
"value": "A command injection vulnerability was found in Argo CD Image Updater, where a proxy URL configured on an SSH Git repository is passed unsanitized into a shell-interpreted SSH command. An attacker able to set a malicious proxy value can inject shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary commands and access credentials in the context of the Image Updater process."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat OpenShift GitOps",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "openshift-gitops-1/argocd-image-updater-rhel9",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1"
]
},
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"packageName": "openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel9-operator",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1"
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-78"
}
]
}
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-121621",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2565914",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater/pull/1905",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}