CVE-2026-22728: sealed-secrets /v1/rotate can widen sealing scope to cluster-wide via attacker-controlled template annotations

sealed-secrets /v1/rotate can widen sealing scope to cluster-wide via attacker-controlled template annotations

F-SEALED-SECRETS-ROTATE-SCOPE-001

Public snapshot: 26 Sep 2026. Status, releases and attribution belong to each source below; none is inferred from another record.

Recorded evidence

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CVE-2026-22728CVEbitnami-labs/sealed-secrets

sealed-secrets /v1/rotate can widen sealing scope to cluster-wide via attacker-controlled template annotations

Fixed in: sealed-secrets v0.36.0

patched

details

Finding IDs: F-SEALED-SECRETS-ROTATE-SCOPE-001
CVE: CVE-2026-22728
GHSA: GHSA-465p-v42x-3fmj
Status: patched
Fixed in: sealed-secrets v0.36.0
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE registry state: PUBLISHED
CVE state checked: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream title: sealed-secrets /v1/rotate can widen sealing scope to cluster-wide via attacker-controlled template annotations
Upstream CWE: CWE-284
Upstream publication: 25 Feb 2026
Upstream updated: 25 Feb 2026
Metadata fetched: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream @1seal credit: @1seal: reporter (accepted)

F-SEALED-SECRETS-ROTATE-SCOPE-001: Access control. Rotation can widen a namespace-scoped secret to cluster scope. Reviewed 24 Sep 2026. Mechanism assessed by 1seal.

Mechanism source for F-SEALED-SECRETS-ROTATE-SCOPE-001

Security area (1seal assessment): Authorization. Rotation can widen a sealed secret from its original name/namespace scope to cluster-wide access. Reviewed 21 Sep 2026.

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