CVE-2024-36540

CRITICAL EPSS 33.8%
Published Jul 24, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jul 24, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Insecure permissions in external-secrets v0.9.16 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
33.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-277

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
external-secretsexternal_secrets_operator0.9.16any

References 1

  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/a4834f3c8450f9d89e2bc4d5c4beef6a
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.