CVE-2024-36540

moderate-risk
Published 2024-07-24

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

Do I need to act?

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0.26% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

External Secrets Operator

Affected Vendors

External-Secrets

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/a4834f3c8450f9d89e2bc4d5c4beef6a
Third Party Advisory https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/a4834f3c8450f9d89e2bc4d5c4beef6a
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal