TI-2025-34701 Aliases CVE-2025-54997 GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp

OpenBao: Privileged Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host

MEDIUM 42CWE-94Published 2025-08-09 · Updated 2025-08-11

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 2.3.1 and below, some OpenBao deployments intentionally limit privileged API operators from executing system code or making network connections. However, these operators can bypass both restrictions through the audit subsystem by manipulating log prefixes. This allows unauthorized code execution and network access that violates the intended security model. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.2. To workaround, users can block access to sys/audit/* endpoints using explicit deny policies, but root operators cannot be restricted this way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00431 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed openbao (openbao): 2.3.2github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): 2.3.2, 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
openbao	openbao	before 2.3.2	2.3.2	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/openbao/openbao (Go)	0.1.0 to before 2.3.2	2.3.2	Patch available	GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp
—	github.com/openbao/openbao (Go)	before 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d	0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d	Patch available	GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp

openbao Vendoropenbao Affected before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.2 Patch available CNA
github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.1.0 to before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.2 Patch available GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp
github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d Fixed in 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d Patch available GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao::::::::	before 2.3.2	Vulnerable	openbao

cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·openbao

Remediation

Fix · CNA openbao (openbao) Fixed in 2.3.2
Fix · GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) Fixed in 2.3.2 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54997
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp

References

Advisory 3

Other 5

TI-2024-01904 Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-28381 OpenBao has Decompression Bomb via Unbounded Copy in OCI Plugin Extraction (DoS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2026-26136 OpenBao lacks user confirmation for OIDC direct callback mode CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2026-26137 OpenBao has Reflected XSS in its OIDC authentication error message CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2025-36685 OpenBao vulnerable to denial of service via malicious JSON request processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-07039 Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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