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github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets: vulnerability history, versions and safety

github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets is a package in the Go ecosystem. Vulert records 12 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Sep 2024 to Oct 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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12 vulnerabilities recorded C1 H4 L1 U6
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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8 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 20 Oct 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets v1.3.2 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: one of the 12 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Package health score 73/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Sustainable
  • Popularity Key ecosystem project
  • Community Active

What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release v1.3.2 — unaffected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 12 over 2 years · 8 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 20 Oct 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.3 i
  • With no published fix 1 i
  • Stars 6,915 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 8/10 i
  • Last release this month i
  • Licence Apache-2.0 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
v0.0.0-20261021124231-db95fe1c087b 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261021124231-db95fe1c087b 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261021103444-59335f40e89d 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261021103444-59335f40e89d 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261021100128-e0b3f8c10932 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261021083958-591b5da4c936 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261021083958-591b5da4c936 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261021080713-79e1c688d881 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261021072546-183432512d15 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261021072546-183432512d15 21 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261020150116-cc117fd9f905 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261020150116-cc117fd9f905 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261020140422-b597d82e0d70 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261020140422-b597d82e0d70 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261020091354-d8408b7a450a 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261020091354-d8408b7a450a 20 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261019175255-dba08766f828 19 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261019175255-dba08766f828 19 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016172335-9f7eb47f2d28 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016172335-9f7eb47f2d28 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016164821-28ed0d28e062 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016164821-28ed0d28e062 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016161813-30f390da2950 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016151028-87a52e46c8ee 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016151028-87a52e46c8ee 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016141635-dae82b8653f9 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016105454-5151bd9b763d 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016105454-5151bd9b763d 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016092056-a82d14894fbc 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016092056-a82d14894fbc 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261016090047-9a213ab81b7b 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261016090047-9a213ab81b7b 16 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261015191201-1a3127cb2e93 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261015191201-1a3127cb2e93 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261015164201-fd9d9165736b 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261015164201-fd9d9165736b 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261015082205-2204545633fc 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261015082205-2204545633fc 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261015073722-2a901e81ba2d 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261015071821-3bec55789230 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261015071821-3bec55789230 15 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014222150-1c33a367793f 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261014222150-1c33a367793f 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014221315-d630f1e5a52e 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014221104-2aad358364ad 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014220859-b3e90aac34de 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014200449-5c55cfb30c71 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261014200449-5c55cfb30c71 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014163815-5224c6df1e3a 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261014163815-5224c6df1e3a 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261014152934-4a9adb011f9e 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261014152934-4a9adb011f9e 14 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261013001812-4aaa3159078d 13 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261013001812-4aaa3159078d 13 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261006121304-088f9e5ff057 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261006121304-088f9e5ff057 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261006113948-b426d3970e01 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261006113948-b426d3970e01 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261006075617-9d17906e8e4c 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261006075617-9d17906e8e4c 06 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261005101415-6083001edeef 05 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261005101415-6083001edeef 05 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261005081856-f98b92960193 05 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261005081856-f98b92960193 05 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261002134427-5c4e28ce4284 02 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261002134427-5c4e28ce4284 02 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261001125351-8c8864ba7313 01 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261001125351-8c8864ba7313 01 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20261001090316-79afa69a3a71 01 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20261001090316-79afa69a3a71 01 Oct 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260930135615-c4fe38614d93 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260930135615-c4fe38614d93 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260930113036-a8453882617e 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260930113036-a8453882617e 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260930101248-1358964d7ca7 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260930101248-1358964d7ca7 30 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929191958-871d5986fd89 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260929191958-871d5986fd89 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929180741-46f1658286bd 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260929180741-46f1658286bd 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929124016-8ccab0cfc8f7 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260929124016-8ccab0cfc8f7 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929095236-3f673cb06ec8 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260929095236-3f673cb06ec8 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929094349-1a984ae88480 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929094216-c253cf48a4b6 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929092351-a4920e683f3f 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929092130-4b2675b98898 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260929084740-0ad9806cb41b 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260929084740-0ad9806cb41b 29 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260928100505-00dd9cdbc60d 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260928100505-00dd9cdbc60d 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260928100346-b5a83318cc38 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260928081826-33bba3be1e76 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260928081826-33bba3be1e76 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260928081546-8eb2facc7b6a 28 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925151627-e95365a52ee2 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260925151627-e95365a52ee2 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925142436-f7d195eee359 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925133114-f0e5b4a9d25c 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 Apache-2.0 No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260925133114-f0e5b4a9d25c 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925120350-3578d70db9e2 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260925120350-3578d70db9e2 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925105456-fe061f60e765 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260925095919-442401e7f56b 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260925095919-442401e7f56b 25 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260924195947-9388800da48b 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260924195947-9388800da48b 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260924124519-687c8ace0c5c 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260924124519-687c8ace0c5c 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260924065221-d0a9d70dbf5e 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260924065221-d0a9d70dbf5e 24 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260923100115-ecbfdd362b43 23 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260923100115-ecbfdd362b43 23 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260921105247-d735072ef89d 21 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260921105247-d735072ef89d 21 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260921073743-be988bf77acc 21 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260921073743-be988bf77acc 21 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v0.0.0-20260919194331-7e26800adca5 19 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →
v1.3.3-0.20260919194331-7e26800adca5 19 Sep 2026 H2 L1 U3 — No Details →

The newest 120 of 2,294 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2024 2
  • 2025 2
  • 2026 8

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 8 of the 12 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets

The 5 most severe of 12 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2026-22822: External Secrets Operator Cross-Namespace Secret Access Vulnerability 9.3 critical 1.2.0 20 Jan 2026
CVE-2024-45041: Privilege Escalation in External Secrets Operator 8.3 high 0.10.2 09 Sep 2024
CVE-2025-55196: External Secrets Operator's Namespace Restriction Flaw Allows Unauthorized Secret Access 7.1 high 0.19.2 13 Aug 2025
CVE-2026-34984: External Secrets Operator DNS Exfiltration Vulnerability 7.1 high 1.3.3-0.20260331202714-6800989bdc12 13 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-26287: External Secrets Operator Webhook Generator Label Enforcement Bypass 7.1 high 1.3.2 06 Oct 2026

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Questions

About github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets

Is github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets safe to use?

Vulert records 12 vulnerabilities for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets in Go: 1 critical, 4 high, 0 medium and 1 low, plus 6 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

What is github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets 73/100, which reads as in good shape. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15).

Which version of github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets should I use?

v1.3.2 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets have?

12 vulnerabilities are recorded for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets in the Go ecosystem: 1 critical, 4 high, 0 medium and 1 low, plus 6 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets vulnerabilities disclosed?

8 vulnerabilities were recorded for github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 09 Sep 2024. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.