{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-22728","assignerOrgId":"dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"vmware","dateReserved":"2026-01-09T06:54:41.497Z","datePublished":"2026-02-26T00:50:00.863Z","dateUpdated":"2026-02-26T15:58:32.372Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"sealed-secrets","vendor":"Bitnami","versions":[{"lessThan":"<0.36.0","status":"affected","version":"0.35.0","versionType":"custom"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","supportingMedia":[{"base64":false,"type":"text/html","value":"<span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">Bitnami </span><b>Sealed Secrets</b><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">&nbsp;is vulnerable to a scope-widening attack during</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">the secret rotation (/v1/rotate) flow. The rotation handler derives the</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">sealing scope for the newly encrypted output from untrusted</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">spec.template.metadata.annotations present in the input SealedSecret.</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">By submitting a victim SealedSecret to the rotate endpoint with the</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">annotation sealedsecrets.bitnami.com/cluster-wide=true injected into the</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">template metadata, a remote attacker can obtain a rotated version of the</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">secret that is cluster-wide. This bypasses original \"strict\" or</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">\"namespace-wide\" constraints, allowing the attacker to retarget and unseal</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">the secret in any namespace or under any name to recover the plaintext</span><br><span style=\"background-color: rgb(241, 242, 244);\">credentials.</span><br>"}],"value":"Bitnami Sealed Secrets is vulnerable to a scope-widening attack during\nthe secret rotation (/v1/rotate) flow. The rotation handler derives the\nsealing scope for the newly encrypted output from untrusted\nspec.template.metadata.annotations present in the input SealedSecret.\nBy submitting a victim SealedSecret to the rotate endpoint with the\nannotation sealedsecrets.bitnami.com/cluster-wide=true injected into the\ntemplate metadata, a remote attacker can obtain a rotated version of the\nsecret that is cluster-wide. This bypasses original \"strict\" or\n\"namespace-wide\" constraints, allowing the attacker to retarget and unseal\nthe secret in any namespace or under any name to recover the plaintext\ncredentials."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-284","description":"CWE-284","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d","shortName":"vmware","dateUpdated":"2026-02-26T00:50:00.863Z"},"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-465p-v42x-3fmj"}],"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"title":"sealed-secrets /v1/rotate can widen sealing scope to cluster-wide via attacker-controlled template annotations","x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.5.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T15:58:00.603738Z","id":"CVE-2026-22728","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-02-26T15:58:32.372Z"}}]}}