External Secrets Operator
Vendor:
First CVE: Jul 24, 2024 · Active for 1 year
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
2.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
8.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 75% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact External Secrets Operator over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jul 24, 2024
23 months ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 14, 2026
102 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
External Secrets Operator4 CVEs
25%
50%
25%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local1 (25.0%)
Network3 (75.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None4 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low3 (75.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None1 (25.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-22822HIGH External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Starting in version 0.20.2 and prior to version | Jan 21, 2026 | 8.8 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-36540CRITICAL Insecure permissions in external-secrets v0.9.16 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token. | Jul 24, 2024 | 9.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-45041HIGH External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. The external-secrets has a deployment called default-external-secrets-cert-co | Sep 9, 2024 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-34984MEDIUM External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Versions 2.2.0 and below contain a vulnerability | Apr 14, 2026 | 6.5 | 23 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For External Secrets Operator
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9.16 | 1 | 9.8 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |