Incorrect Authorization Affecting github.com/openbao/openbao/vault package, versions <2.6.0
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- published22 Sept 2026
- disclosed21 Sept 2026
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Introduced: 21 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-71543 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/openbao/openbao/vault to version 2.6.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the templated policy processing. An attacker can gain unauthorized access, escalate privileges, or issue unauthorized certificates by injecting wildcard or syntax-significant characters into identity data fields. This is only exploitable if the deployment uses templated policy data that users can freely modify. Templates based on the randomly generated identity.entity.id value are not affected.