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    CVE-2024-36540

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

    Published:Jul 24, 2024
    Last Modified:Jun 27, 2025
    EPS:Jul 24, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00252
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    External-secrets
    Product
    External-secrets
    Vendor
    External-secrets
    Product
    External Secrets Operator

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-277 Insecure Inherited Permissions

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High