CVE-2026-15416 is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Argo CD's repo-server, specifically associated with the GenerateManifest gRPC endpoint. The flaw allows an attacker with network reachability to the repo-server gRPC interface to invoke a critical function without proper authentication. In deployments where the attacker can also reach and influence the Argo CD Redis cache, the issue can be extended beyond code execution on the repo-server to manipulation of cached manifest data, enabling the deployment of attacker-controlled Kubernetes resources into clusters managed by Argo CD. The weakness is classified as CWE-306, reflecting missing authentication on a security-sensitive operation.
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An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Argo CD's repo-server via the generatemanifest gRPC endpoint that can also enable malicious Kubernetes resource deployment and possible full cluster compromise.
An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Argo CD repo-server that can, under certain conditions, be chained with Redis cache manipulation to compromise Kubernetes clusters managed by Argo CD.
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