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SCA: security update for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (GHSA-fcxq-v2r3-cc8h)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 433350

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-55196)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcxq-v2r3-cc8h

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 433350

Version: Revision 1.11

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/14/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.92

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55196

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55196

cwe: CWE-284