{"answers":{"affected":"3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55196 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets to 0.19.2 or later.","what":"CVE-2025-55196 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in external-secrets, published on 13 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2025-55196 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-55196 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in external-secrets, published on 13 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55196 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): affected from 0.15.0; fixed in 0.19.2\n- github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): affected from 0.15.0; fixed in 0.19.2\n- github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): affected from 0.15.0; fixed in 0.19.2\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55196/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-55196","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55196/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-55196","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-fcxq-v2r3-cc8h","GO-2025-3885","MINI-q28f-6gqv-jjrj"],"analysis":{"component_type":"container_or_infrastructure","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Kubernetes secrets operator","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can bypass namespace restrictions to read secrets across the cluster by exploiting missing namespace selectors in list operations.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"GitHub_M","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.1,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-284","name":"Improper Access Control"}],"description":"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 vulnerability to exfiltrate sensitive data from arbitrary namespaces. This could lead to full disclosure of Kubernetes secrets, including credentials, tokens, and other sensitive information stored in the cluster. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.19.2. A workaround for this issue includes auditing and restricting RBAC permissions so that only trusted service accounts can create or update PushSecret and SecretStore resources.","ecosystems":["Go"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"External Secrets Operator's Missing Namespace Restriction Allows Unauthorized Secret Access","id":"CVE-2025-55196","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Go","product":null,"products":[],"type":"missing_authorization","year":"2025"},"n_packages":3,"n_references":5,"next":{"headline":"pypdf's Manipulated FlateDecode streams can exhaust RAM","id":"CVE-2025-55197"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["0.19.2"],"introduced":["0.15.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-fcxq-v2r3-cc8h"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["0.19.2"],"introduced":["0.15.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets","source":"GHSA-fcxq-v2r3-cc8h"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["0.19.2"],"introduced":["0.15.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets","source":"GO-2025-3885"}],"prev":{"headline":"@std/toml Prototype Pollution in Node.js and Browser","id":"CVE-2025-55195"},"products":["external-secrets"],"published":"2025-08-13","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"Go Vulnerability Database","prefix":"GO"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-08-14","vendors":["external-secrets"]},"summary":"Attackers can bypass namespace restrictions to read secrets across the cluster by exploiting missing namespace selectors in list operations.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55196/"}