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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- External-Secrets External Secrets Operator — versions 0.9.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/a4834f3c8450f9d89e2bc4d5c4beef6a (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.