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CVE-2024-40634

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-07-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Kubernetes. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2024-40634
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.39%
Kubernetes

Original NVD Description

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. This report details a security vulnerability in Argo CD, where an unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted large JSON payload to the /api/webhook endpoint, causing excessive memory allocation that leads to service disruption by triggering an Out Of Memory (OOM) kill. The issue poses a high risk to the availability of Argo CD deployments. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.6, 2.10.15, and 2.9.20.

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