# github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) vulnerabilities Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-external-secrets-external-secrets Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats Updated: 13 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour. Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-external-secrets-external-secrets.json License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 6 vulnerabilities in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go): 0 in the last 7 days and 1 in the last 90 days, 0 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-26287, was published on 6 October 2026. Nothing in the last four weeks, down from 1 vulnerability in the four before. ## Counts - Last 7 days: 0 - Last 30 days: 0 - Last 90 days: 1 - All time: 6 (0 critical, 0 exploited in the wild) ## About github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) External Secrets is a Kubernetes operator that syncs secrets from external systems. ## Latest github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) vulnerabilities - [CVE-2026-26287: External Secrets Operator label enforcement bypass in webhook generator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26287-external-secrets-operator-label-enforcement-bypass-in-webhook) (high, CVSS 7.1, published 6 Oct 2026) - [CVE-2026-42875: External Secrets Operator namespace isolation bypass in CAProvider ConfigMap](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42875-external-secrets-operator-namespace-isolation-bypass-in) (medium, CVSS 4, published 11 May 2026) - [CVE-2026-34984: External Secrets Operator has DNS-based secret exfiltration via getHostByName in External Secrets v2 template engine](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-34984-external-secrets-operator-has-dns-based-secret-exfiltration-via) (medium, CVSS 6.5, published 13 Apr 2026) - [CVE-2026-22822: External Secrets Operator authorization bypass in getSecretKey function](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22822-external-secrets-operator-authorization-bypass-in-getsecretkey) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 21 Jan 2026) - [CVE-2025-55196: External Secrets Operator's Missing Namespace Restriction Allows Unauthorized Secret Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-55196-external-secrets-operator-s-missing-namespace-restriction-allows) (medium, CVSS 4, published 18 Aug 2025) - [CVE-2024-45041: GO-2024-3126 - External Secrets Operator vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-45041-external-secrets-operator-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 13 Sep 2024) ## Most severe github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) vulnerabilities - [CVE-2026-22822: External Secrets Operator authorization bypass in getSecretKey function](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22822-external-secrets-operator-authorization-bypass-in-getsecretkey) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 21 Jan 2026) - [CVE-2026-26287: External Secrets Operator label enforcement bypass in webhook generator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26287-external-secrets-operator-label-enforcement-bypass-in-webhook) (high, CVSS 7.1, published 6 Oct 2026) - [CVE-2026-34984: External Secrets Operator has DNS-based secret exfiltration via getHostByName in External Secrets v2 template engine](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-34984-external-secrets-operator-has-dns-based-secret-exfiltration-via) (medium, CVSS 6.5, published 13 Apr 2026) - [CVE-2026-42875: External Secrets Operator namespace isolation bypass in CAProvider ConfigMap](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42875-external-secrets-operator-namespace-isolation-bypass-in) (medium, CVSS 4, published 11 May 2026) - [CVE-2025-55196: External Secrets Operator's Missing Namespace Restriction Allows Unauthorized Secret Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-55196-external-secrets-operator-s-missing-namespace-restriction-allows) (medium, CVSS 4, published 18 Aug 2025) - [CVE-2024-45041: GO-2024-3126 - External Secrets Operator vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-45041-external-secrets-operator-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 13 Sep 2024) ## Vulnerabilities per week Nothing in the last four weeks, down from 1 vulnerability in the four before. | Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 Oct 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ## Other Go technologies - [github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-mattermost-mattermost-server): 297 vulnerabilities - [github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-mattermost-mattermost-server-v6): 222 vulnerabilities - [github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-mattermost-mattermost-server-v8): 207 vulnerabilities - [github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-mattermost-mattermost-server-v5): 199 vulnerabilities - [stdlib (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-stdlib): 178 vulnerabilities - [github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-siyuan-note-siyuan-kernel): 160 vulnerabilities - [code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/code-gitea-io-gitea): 126 vulnerabilities - [code.vikunja.io/api (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/code-vikunja-io-api): 91 vulnerabilities - [gogs.io/gogs (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gogs-io-gogs): 81 vulnerabilities - [github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-traefik-traefik-v2): 78 vulnerabilities - [github.com/traefik/traefik (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-traefik-traefik): 75 vulnerabilities - [github.com/usememos/memos (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-usememos-memos): 75 vulnerabilities ## Sources NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets (Go) vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-external-secrets-external-secrets, 13 November 2026.