CVE-2025-55196
External Secrets Operator's Missing Namespace Restriction Allows Unauthorized Secret Access in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets
EPSS 0.11%
Description
External Secrets Operator's Missing Namespace Restriction Allows Unauthorized Secret Access in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets
How to fix CVE-2025-55196
To remediate CVE-2025-55196, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Go/github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets—upgrade to 0.19.2 or later
- Go/github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets—upgrade to 0.19.2 or later
Is CVE-2025-55196 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 0.15.0, < 0.19.2
- >= 0.15.0, < 0.19.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |