OpenBao up to 2.6.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenBao. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-115361. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBao. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenBao before 2.6.3 contains an ACL bypass vulnerability that silently drops explicit deny rules based on forbidden identity metadata templates within wildcard grants. Attackers whose identity metadata contains wildcard or path segments can access paths that should be denied within the broader wildcard-granted scope.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-115361 since 10/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / 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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Upgrade: OpenBao 2.6.3

Timelineinfo

10/22/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/22/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-115361 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-115361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425401

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2026 21:49
Changes: 10/22/2026 21:49 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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