CVE-2026-26287
External Secrets Operator: label enforcement bypass in webhook generator enables secret exfiltration
Description
External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 1.3.2, a bug in the `webhook` generator initialization order incorrectly cleared the label-enforcement flag (`EnforceLabels`) after it was set, resulting in the provider-side check for `external-secrets.io/type=webhook` being skipped (and the operation to succeed while it should have failed with `secret does not contain needed label 'external-secrets.io/type: webhook'. Update secret label to use it with webhook`. Version 1.3.2 contains a patch.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 6, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update External Secrets Operator to version 1.3.2.
- Verify label enforcement is correctly applied.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Oct. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-26287', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-06T17:21:33.262411Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 1.3.2, a bug in the `webhook` generator initialization order incorrectly cleared the label-enforcement flag (`EnforceLabels`) after it was set, resulting in the provider-side check for `external-secrets.io/type=webhook` being skipped (and the operation to succeed while it should have failed with `secret does not contain needed label 'external-secrets.io/type: webhook'. Update secret label to use it with webhook`. Version 1.3.2 contains a patch. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-696 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26287.json">CVE-2026-26287</a> Added Reference https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/25aa09275861e3ed6fc5d2a1a60b9ac3df4a93ba Added Reference https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/pull/5901 Added Reference https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v1.3.2 Added Reference https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-q7hv-xx6h-q2x8