{"id":"CVE-2026-22822","title":"External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets","summary":"External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets.  Starting in version 0.20.2 and prior to version 1.2.0, the `getSecretKey` template function, while introd…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-863","CWE-863"],"vendor":"external-secrets","product":"external_secrets_operator","affected":["external_secrets_operator >= 0.20.2, < 1.2.0"],"patched":["external_secrets_operator 1.2.0"],"published":"2026-01-21","updated":"2026-06-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22822","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/17d3e22b8d3fbe339faf8515a95ec06ec92b1feb","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/issues/5690","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/pull/3895","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v1.2.0","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-77v3-r3jw-j2v2","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22822","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431873","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22822.json","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00194,"epssPercentile":0.09417,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-30T13:26:50.534Z","slug":"CVE-2026-22822","body":"## Overview\n\nExternal Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets.  Starting in version 0.20.2 and prior to version 1.2.0, the `getSecretKey` template function, while introduced for senhasegura Devops Secrets Management (DSM) provider, has the ability to fetch secrets cross-namespaces with the roleBinding of the external-secrets controller, bypassing our security mechanisms. This function was completely removed in version 1.2.0, as everything done with that templating function can be done in a different way while respecting External Secrets Operator's safeguards As a workaround, use a policy engine such as Kubernetes, Kyverno, Kubewarden, or OPA to prevent the usage of `getSecretKey` in any ExternalSecret resource.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `external_secrets_operator >= 0.20.2, < 1.2.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `external_secrets_operator 1.2.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}