Brute Force Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/vault package, versions <2.3.2
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed9 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-55003 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 Brute Force due to validating the provided TOTP code during login MFA. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive data by bypassing internal rate limiting and reusing existing TOTP codes by including whitespace in the TOTP input.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by configuring rate-limiting quotas to restrict repeated authentication attempts.