# CVE-2026-54725: vault-addr annotation SSRF -- webhook makes outbound HTTP call to attacker URL during admission; vault-serviceaccount enables cluster-wide SA token theft via TokenRequest API

- Also known as: GHSA-R2V3-8GWF-7GHM, GO-2026-6160
- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.23.1
- Published: 2026-07-31 · Updated: 2026-07-31

## Affected

- bank-vaults vault-secrets-webhook: fixed in 1.23.1
- github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook (Go): fixed in 1.23.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bank-vaults vault-secrets-webhook, github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook, upgrade to a fixed version (1.23.1) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/security/advisories/GHSA-r2v3-8gwf-7ghm
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/commit/76db45976fee0f54cafd94dffa425e6b542f65a0
- https://github.com/bank-vaults/vault-secrets-webhook/releases/tag/v1.23.1

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