# CVE-2026-105165: devopspolis secrets-replicator AssumeRole handler.py process\_single\_secret permission assignment

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-04 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- devopspolis secrets-replicator: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4.0

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in devopspolis secrets-replicator up to 0.4.0. Impacted is the function process_single_secret of the file src/handler.py of the component AssumeRole Handler. Such manipulation of the argument external_id leads to incorrect permission assignment. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 0.5.0 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is b42239405fbf4fae3c3f0048fc0b4225112edceb. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on devopspolis secrets-replicator, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413397
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413397/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105165
- https://vuldb.com/submit/968423
- https://github.com/devopspolis/secrets-replicator/commit/b42239405fbf4fae3c3f0048fc0b4225112edceb
- https://github.com/devopspolis/secrets-replicator/releases/tag/v0.5.0
- https://github.com/devopspolis/secrets-replicator/

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