{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "0.9.16"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "3d96be0d53817cde9e1c431b4b51550614e064df"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "Insecure permissions in external-secrets v0.9.16 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.",
  "id": "CVE-2024-36540",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:51:44.552479191Z",
  "published": "2024-07-24T17:15:10.827Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/a4834f3c8450f9d89e2bc4d5c4beef6a"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}