Privilege escalation in External-secrets
CVE-2024-45041
External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. The external-secrets has a deployment called default-external-secrets-cert-controller, which is bound with a same-name ClusterRole. This…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- External-secrets — versions < 0.10.2
- External-secrets External_secrets_operator
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-45041?
- CVE-2024-45041 is a high-severity vulnerability in External-secrets, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-45041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-45041 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.