Improper Control of Interaction Frequency Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/v2/internal/helper/configutil package, versions <2.6.4>=2.7.0 <2.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMOPENBAOOPENBAOV2INTERNALHELPERCONFIGUTIL-21692500
  • published24 Oct 2026
  • disclosed22 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-115359  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-799  (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 Control of Interaction Frequency due to improper handling of role resolution in the rate limit quota process when processing requests with form-encoded bodies or forwarded certificates. An attacker can bypass backend-specific quota enforcement by crafting requests that avoid consuming the configured rate limit budget.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1