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Incorrect Authorization Affecting openbao-fips package, versions <2.6.0-r0

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENBAOFIPS-20269366
  • published30 Sept 2026
  • disclosed21 Sept 2026
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Introduced: 21 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-71543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openbao-fips to version 2.6.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openbao-fips package and not the openbao-fips package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.6.0, templated ACL, PKI, and SSH policies could substitute attacker-controlled identity data without rejecting syntax-significant characters. In ACL templated policies, asterisks, plus signs, and slashes could alter path matching. In PKI allowed_uri_sans_template and allowed_domains policies, an asterisk could broaden certificate issuance to unauthorized domains. In SSH allowed_users and allowed_domains policies, a comma could add unauthorized principals. Exploitation requires a deployment to use templated policy data that users can freely modify; templates based on the randomly generated identity.entity.id value are not affected. This could allow privilege escalation, unauthorized access, and unauthorized certificate issuance. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.