CRITICAL 9.6 NVD
CVE-2026-54725
vault-secrets-webhook is a Kubernetes mutating webhook that makes direct secret injection into Pods possible. Prior to 1.23.1, parseVaultConfig() in pkg/webhook
vault-secrets-webhook is a Kubernetes mutating webhook that makes direct secret injection into Pods possible. Prior to 1.23.1, parseVaultConfig() in pkg/webhook/config.go accepts the vault.security.banzaicloud.io/vault-addr annotation, MutateConfigMap and MutateSecret call newVaultClient in pkg/webhook/webhook.go, and vault.security.banzaicloud.io/vault-serviceaccount can cause a ServiceAccount JWT to be sent to an attacker-controlled Vault address. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.1.
References
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/commit/76db45976fee0f54cafd94dffa425e
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/releases/tag/v1.23.1
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/security/advisories/GHSA-r2v3-8gwf-7g
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/security/advisories/GHSA-r2v3-8gwf-7g
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6 was published on 2026-07-31 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-07-31 · 3 days ago
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