{"id":"CVE-2026-26287","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","published":"2026-10-06T16:17:07.180","lastModified":"2026-10-06T20:03:40.690","vulnStatus":"Awaiting Analysis","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","affectedData":[{"vendor":"external-secrets","product":"external-secrets","versions":[{"version":">= 0.10.0, < 1.3.2","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":4.2}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-10-06T17:21:33.262411Z","id":"CVE-2026-26287","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-696"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/25aa09275861e3ed6fc5d2a1a60b9ac3df4a93ba","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/pull/5901","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v1.3.2","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-q7hv-xx6h-q2x8","source":"security-advisories@github.com"}]}