CVE-2024-36540 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2024-36540?

CVE-2024-36540 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insecure permissions in external-secrets v0.9.16 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

Weakness: CWE-277

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36540?

It affects 1 product.

Products include External-Secrets External Secrets Operator.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-36540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2026-22822 External Secrets Operator insecurely retrieves secrets through the getSecretKey templating function Critical 9.3
• CVE-2024-45041 External Secrets Operator vulnerable to privilege escalation High 8.3
• CVE-2026-34984 External Secrets Operator has DNS exfiltration via getHostByName in its v2 template engine High 7.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-h9mr-jrr6-mjrf.