VDB-319256 · CVE-2025-54996 · EUVD-2025-24038

OpenBao privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenBao. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-54996. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBao (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 2.3.1 and below, accounts with access to highly-privileged identity entity systems in root namespaces were able to increase their scope directly to the root policy. While the identity system allowed adding arbitrary policies, which in turn could contain capability grants on arbitrary paths, the root policy was restricted to manual generation using unseal or recovery key shares. The global root policy was not accessible from child namespaces. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.2. To workaround this vulnerability, use of denied_parameters in any policy which has access to the affected identity endpoints (on identity entities) may be sufficient to prohibit this type of attack.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54996. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-24038). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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OpenBao

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54996 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319256
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2025 17:28
Updated: 08/12/2025 06:08
Changes: 08/08/2025 17:28 (47), 08/09/2025 04:22 (11), 08/09/2025 15:48 (1), 08/12/2025 06:08 (1)
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