--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -128,3 +128,5 @@
 replace k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.37.0
 
 replace k8s.io/streaming => k8s.io/streaming v0.37.0
+
+replace golang.org/x/crypto => golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5 h1:N6y/pJk8buWs9NY5ERU2HSMfm+IuD/OtfdAnq6kESPw=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5/go.mod h1:HVTZu1O7/Vkt2N+BFy8Zza+lnLsABggaTM2ZpNIGuKg=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.55.0 h1:+KWHjbgOaAQ66dh/YlkZKHlz9ZUlq61AFirAR9ntP8M=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.55.0/go.mod h1:uq0V9dE/fzQuJtbnL+2EhWOE63vo164FY8xqEnV9xis=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0 h1:GUh5Ii4J5jtcseSMiRqr1jXCNHoxjeV9Fmekc2oLy6Y=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0/go.mod h1:OMW5y6CY9l38uPLmxU6l6pwcXp1obtLo3e6gT7gQR2I=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f h1:W3F4c+6OLc6H2lb//N1q4WpJkhzJCK5J6kUi1NTVXfM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f/go.mod h1:J1xhfL/vlindoeF/aINzNzt2Bket5bjo9sdOYzOsU80=
 golang.org/x/net v0.58.0 h1:ynWG7rqYi4ccpTEuPZ2QGWHktVEM9DMCj9yzDE0Q7To=
diff -Nur /work/src-orig/external-attacher/vendor/modules.txt /work/src/external-attacher/vendor/modules.txt
--- a/vendor/modules.txt	2026-09-08 10:46:19.849089994 +0000
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt	2026-09-08 10:46:53.625259843 +0000
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@
 # go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5
 ## explicit; go 1.16
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3
-# golang.org/x/crypto v0.55.0
-## explicit; go 1.25.0
+# golang.org/x/crypto v0.55.0 => golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0
+## explicit; go 1.26.0
 golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte
 golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte/asn1
 # golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f
@@ -1283,3 +1283,4 @@
 # k8s.io/apiserver => k8s.io/apiserver v0.37.0
 # k8s.io/kms => k8s.io/kms v0.37.0
 # k8s.io/streaming => k8s.io/streaming v0.37.0
+# golang.org/x/crypto => golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0
