Intel

AIKIDO-2026-10170

github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets is vulnerable to Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.

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Low Risk

This Affects:

TL;DR

Affected versions of this package may expose secret values through error messages. When json.Unmarshal fails, the raw error—including parts of the secret data—is propagated to Kubernetes status conditions, allowing users with read access to view sensitive information.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets is vulnerable to Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in versions 0.1.0 - 1.3.1.

How to fix this

Upgrade the github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets library to a patch version.

Background Info