Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.16.4 security update
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps. Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * GITOPS-6703 (After Upgrade to v.1.16 not able to add --metrics-application-labels in spec.controller.extraCommandArgs with multiple values) * GITOPS-7180 (Redis HA Proxy pod fails to start with Security Context error) * GITOPS-7461 (Redis container fails with "runAsNonRoot and image will run as root" after upgrade to argocd-operator 0.14.1)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps prior to version 1.16.4 is affected by several security and stability issues, including CVE-2025-59531, a denial of service vulnerability in the Argo CD continuous delivery tool. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted request to the API webhook endpoint, triggering an uncaught exception that crashes the argocd-server process. This leads to a denial of service for the entire GitOps cluster if all replicas are affected. The flaw is only exploitable if the 'webhook.bitbucket.secret' configuration key is not set, exposing the webhook endpoint to unauthenticated requests. The update to version 1.16.4 fixes this and other bugs such as Redis HA Proxy pod startup failures due to security context errors and issues with command argument handling after upgrades.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by crashing the Argo CD API server, resulting in a complete outage of the GitOps interface and cluster management. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability only affects clusters without a configured BitBucket webhook secret, limiting exposure. Other fixes improve stability and security context compliance for Redis containers within the product.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps version 1.16.4 and should be applied to remediate these issues. For the denial of service vulnerability, users can mitigate risk by configuring the 'webhook.bitbucket.secret' to restrict webhook access to trusted parties. If BitBucket is not used, setting this secret to a long random value prevents unauthorized webhook calls. Applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.16.4 security update
Description
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps. Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * GITOPS-6703 (After Upgrade to v.1.16 not able to add --metrics-application-labels in spec.controller.extraCommandArgs with multiple values) * GITOPS-7180 (Redis HA Proxy pod fails to start with Security Context error) * GITOPS-7461 (Redis container fails with "runAsNonRoot and image will run as root" after upgrade to argocd-operator 0.14.1)
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps prior to version 1.16.4 is affected by several security and stability issues, including CVE-2025-59531, a denial of service vulnerability in the Argo CD continuous delivery tool. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted request to the API webhook endpoint, triggering an uncaught exception that crashes the argocd-server process. This leads to a denial of service for the entire GitOps cluster if all replicas are affected. The flaw is only exploitable if the 'webhook.bitbucket.secret' configuration key is not set, exposing the webhook endpoint to unauthenticated requests. The update to version 1.16.4 fixes this and other bugs such as Redis HA Proxy pod startup failures due to security context errors and issues with command argument handling after upgrades.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by crashing the Argo CD API server, resulting in a complete outage of the GitOps interface and cluster management. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability only affects clusters without a configured BitBucket webhook secret, limiting exposure. Other fixes improve stability and security context compliance for Redis containers within the product.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps version 1.16.4 and should be applied to remediate these issues. For the denial of service vulnerability, users can mitigate risk by configuring the 'webhook.bitbucket.secret' to restrict webhook access to trusted parties. If BitBucket is not used, setting this secret to a long random value prevents unauthorized webhook calls. Applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17730
- Cve Count
- 6
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-47907","CVE-2025-55191","CVE-2025-59531","CVE-2025-59537","CVE-2025-59538"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a19febee29bf47b500fdabe
Added to database: 05/29/2026, 21:01:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 19:58:36 UTC
Last updated: 08/29/2026, 22:52:04 UTC
Views: 87
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