CVE-2026-22822

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 7.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-21 21:22Z7 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:19Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-09

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c06e79c25a72f930ffa31e1d7b4de9ab0e8a2231013eb176ade7260b6d6c9c5a

• github.comhttps://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/security/advisories/GHSA-77v3-r3jw-j2v2x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/issues/5690x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/pull/3895x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/commit/17d3e22b8d3fbe339faf8515a95ec06ec92b1febx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/releases/tag/v1.2.0x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22822vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2431873https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431873issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22822.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex