SCA: security update for github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook (GHSA-r2v3-8gwf-7ghm)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445564

Description

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

- vault-secrets-webhook is a Kubernetes mutating webhook that makes direct secret injection into Pods
possible. Prior to 1.23.1, parseVaultConfig() in pkg/webhook/config.go accepts the
vault.security.banzaicloud.io/vault-addr annotation, MutateConfigMap and MutateSecret call newVaultClient
in pkg/webhook/webhook.go, and vault.security.banzaicloud.io/vault-serviceaccount can cause a
ServiceAccount JWT to be sent to an attacker-controlled Vault address. This issue is fixed in version
1.23.1. (CVE-2026-54725)

Solution

Update the github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook library and its related packages to version 1.23.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 445564

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/1/2026

Updated: 8/1/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54725

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54725

cwe: CWE-918

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