Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/v2/internal/helper/configutil package, versions >=2.2.0 <2.6.4>=2.7.0 <2.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMOPENBAOOPENBAOV2INTERNALHELPERCONFIGUTIL-21691923
  • published24 Oct 2026
  • disclosed22 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-115363  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/openbao/openbao/v2/internal/helper/configutil to version 2.6.4, 2.7.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer via the sys/config/state/sanitized endpoint. An attacker can access sensitive cryptographic key material by querying this endpoint, which may allow unauthorized binding to the operator's ACME account.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1