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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-62159

External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets.

Published Oct 10, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2025 · External Secrets Operator reads

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-62159. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of External Secrets Operator reads is installed.

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 reads).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor external-secrets external-secrets 0.10.1, < 0.20.0

External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. A vulnerability was discovered in the BeyondTrust provider implementation for External Secrets Operator versions 0.10.1 through 0.19.2. The provider previously retrieved Kubernetes secrets directly, without validating the namespace context or the type of secret store. This allowed unauthorized cross-namespace secret access, violating security boundaries and potentially exposing sensitive credentials. In version 0.20.0, the provider code was updated to use the utili

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor external-secrets external-secrets 0.10.1, < 0.20.00.10.1, < 0.20.0

How to fix CVE-2025-62159

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-62159. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of External Secrets Operator reads is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with external-secrets external-secrets 0.10.1, < 0.20.0 0.10.1, < 0.20.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.30%. 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. Oct 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. A vulnerability was discovered in the BeyondTrust provider implementation for External Secrets Operator versions 0.10.1 through 0.19.2. The provider previously retrieved Kubernetes secrets directly, without validating the namespace context or the type of secret store.

  2. Oct 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. A vulnerability was discovered in the BeyondTrust provider implementation for External Secrets Operator versions 0.10.1 through 0.19.2. The provider previously retrieved Kubernetes secrets directly, without validating the namespace context or the type of secret store.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-62159

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-62159

    30-day exploitation probability 0.30%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-33793

    External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. A vulnerability was discovered in the BeyondTrust provider implementation for External Secrets Operator versions 0.10.1 through 0.19.2. The provider

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026