GHSA-R2PG-R6H7-CRF3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-13 16:36 – Updated: 2026-04-15 20:58
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Summary
External Secrets Operator has DNS-based secret exfiltration via getHostByName in External Secrets v2 template engine
Details

Summary

The v2 template engine in runtime/template/v2/template.go imports Sprig’s TxtFuncMap() and removes env and expandenv, but leaves getHostByName available to user-controlled templates. Because ESO executes templates inside the controller process, an attacker who can create or update templated ExternalSecret resources can trigger controller-side DNS lookups using secret-derived values, creating a DNS exfiltration primitive.

Impact

This is a confidentiality issue. In environments where untrusted or lower-trust users can author templated ExternalSecret resources and the controller can perform DNS resolution, fetched secret material can be exfiltrated through DNS without requiring direct outbound access from the attacker’s workload.

Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.3-0.20260331202714-6800989bdc12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.2.0"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-34984"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-13T16:36:36Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-14T03:16:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nThe v2 template engine in `runtime/template/v2/template.go` imports Sprig\u2019s `TxtFuncMap()` and removes `env` and `expandenv`, but leaves `getHostByName` available to user-controlled  templates. Because ESO executes templates inside the controller process, an attacker who can create or update templated ExternalSecret resources can trigger controller-side DNS lookups using secret-derived values, creating a DNS exfiltration primitive.\n\n### Impact\nThis is a confidentiality issue. In environments where untrusted or lower-trust users can author templated ExternalSecret resources and the controller can perform DNS resolution, fetched secret material can be exfiltrated through DNS without requiring direct outbound access from the attacker\u2019s workload.",
  "id": "GHSA-r2pg-r6h7-crf3",
  "modified": "2026-04-15T20:58:30Z",
  "published": "2026-04-13T16:36:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-r2pg-r6h7-crf3"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34984"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/6800989bdc12782ca2605d3b8bf7f2876a16551a"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v2.3.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "External Secrets Operator has DNS-based secret exfiltration via getHostByName in External Secrets v2 template engine"
}


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