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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22822

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

Published Jan 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · External Secrets Operator reads

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22822. EPSS is 0.19%. 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
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor external-secrets external-secrets 0.20.2, < 1.2.0

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 1.2.0, the template function, while introduced for senhasegura Devops Secrets Management (DSM) provider, has the ability to fetch secrets cross-namespaces with the roleBinding of the external-secrets controller, bypassing our security mechanisms. This function was completely removed in version 1.2.0, as everything done with that templating function can be done in a different way while respecting External Secrets Opera

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 0.20.2, < 1.2.00.20.2, < 1.2.0

How to fix CVE-2026-22822

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-2026-22822. EPSS is 0.19%. 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 0.20.2, < 1.2.0 0.20.2, < 1.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. 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

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 21, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 1.2.0, the template function, while introduced for senhasegura Devops Secrets Management (DSM) provider, has the ability to fetch secrets cross-namespaces with the roleBinding of the external-secrets controller, bypassing

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 1.2.0, the template function, while introduced for senhasegura Devops Secrets Management (DSM) provider, has the ability to fetch secrets cross-namespaces with the roleBinding of the external-secrets controller, bypassing

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22822

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22822

    30-day exploitation probability 0.19%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3404

    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 1.2.0, the template function, while introduced for senhasegura Devops Secrets Management (DSM) provid

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026