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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-55196

External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems.

Published Aug 13, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 14, 2025 · External Secrets Operator is

Check this week

CVE-2025-55196 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run External Secrets Operator is.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (External Secrets Operator is).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
37.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor external-secrets external-secrets 0.15.0, < 0.19.2

External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. From version 0.15.0 to before 0.19.2, a vulnerability was discovered where the List() calls for Kubernetes Secret and SecretStore resources performed by the PushSecret controller did not apply a namespace selector. This flaw allowed an attacker to use label selectors to list and read secrets/secret-stores across the cluster, bypassing intended namespace restrictions. An attacker with the ability to create or update PushSecret resources and control SecretStore configurations could exploit this

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  • vendor external-secrets external-secrets 0.15.0, < 0.19.20.15.0, < 0.19.2

How to fix CVE-2025-55196

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-55196 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run External Secrets Operator is.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with external-secrets external-secrets 0.15.0, < 0.19.2 0.15.0, < 0.19.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 37.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Kubernetes security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. From version 0.15.0 to before 0.19.2, a vulnerability was discovered where the List() calls for Kubernetes Secret and SecretStore resources performed by the PushSecret controller did not apply a namespace selector. This flaw allowed an attacker to use label selectors to list and read secrets/secr

  2. Aug 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. From version 0.15.0 to before 0.19.2, a vulnerability was discovered where the List() calls for Kubernetes Secret and SecretStore resources performed by the PushSecret controller did not apply a namespace selector. This flaw allowed an attacker to use label selectors to list and read secrets/secr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-55196

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24649

    External Secrets Operator is a Kubernetes operator that integrates external secret management systems. From version 0.15.0 to before 0.19.2, a vulnerability was discovered where the List() calls for Kubernetes Secret and SecretStore resources performed by the PushSecret controlle

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 14, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.