What is CVE-2024-36540?

CVE-2024-36540 is a critical-severity vulnerability in External-secrets External_secrets_operator, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-36540?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-36540 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in External-secrets External_secrets_operator

CVE-2024-36540

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

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

External-secrets External_secrets_operator — versions 0.9.16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-277 — Insecure Inherited Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36540?: CVE-2024-36540 is a critical-severity vulnerability in External-secrets External_secrets_operator, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-36540?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36540 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.