---
id: CVE-2024-32476
aliases:
  - GHSA-9m6p-x4h2-6frq
  - BIT-argo-cd-2024-32476
  - GO-2024-2792
title: >-
  Argo CD vulnerable to a Denial of Service via malicious jqPathExpressions in
  ignoreDifferences
summary: >-
  Argo CD vulnerable to a Denial of Service via malicious jqPathExpressions in
  ignoreDifferences
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: argoproj
product: github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2
ecosystem: go
affected:
  - 'github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.8'
  - 'github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.13'
  - github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 < 2.8.17
patched:
  - github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.10.8
  - github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.9.13
  - github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.8.17
published: '2024-04-26'
updated: '2026-08-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9m6p-x4h2-6frq'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-9m6p-x4h2-6frq
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32476'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/7893979a1e78d59cedd0ba790ded24e30bb40657
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/9e5cc5a26ff0920a01816231d59fdb5eae032b5a
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/e2df7315fb7d96652186bf7435773a27be330cac
  - url: 'https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd'
tags:
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.01005
epssPercentile: 0.61522
ingestedAt: '2026-08-07T19:14:16.511Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
DoS vuln via OOM using jq in ignoreDifferences.

```
ignoreDifferences:
    - group: apps
       kind: Deployment
       jqPathExpressions: 
	    - 'until(true == false; [.] + [1])'
```

### Patches
A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:

v2.10.8
v2.9.13
v2.8.17

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in [the Argo CD issue tracker](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues) or [discussions](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/discussions)
Join us on [Slack](https://argoproj.github.io/community/join-slack) in channel #argo-cd

Credits
This vulnerability was found & reported by @crenshaw-dev (Michael Crenshaw)

The Argo team would like to thank these contributors for their responsible disclosure and constructive communications during the resolve of this issue


## Affected packages

- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.8`
- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.13`
- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 < 2.8.17`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.10.8`
- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.9.13`
- `github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.8.17`