Improper Privilege Management Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/vault package, versions <2.3.2
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed9 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-54996 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/openbao/openbao/vault to version 2.3.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management due to managing identity entity systems in root namespaces. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the root policy by escalating privileges through the addition of arbitrary policies containing capability grants on arbitrary paths.
Note: This is exploitable if the attacker has access to the highly privileged identity entity system in the root namespace.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by using denied_parameters in any policy with access to the affected identity endpoints to prohibit this type of attack.