CVE-2024-45041: GO-2024-3126 - External Secrets Operator vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets

CVE-2024-45041 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-09-13

External Secrets Operator vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets

Technologies: github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-45041 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-45041 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-45041?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 September 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-45041?
Yes. github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): upgrade to 0.10.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-45041?
Check whether you run github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): upgrade to 0.10.2 or later
    go get github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets@v0.10.2

Affected products

  • github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-45041
  • GHSA-qwgc-rr35-h4x9
  • GO-2024-3126

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