CVE-2026-46405

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 5.3 EPSS 0.36%
Updated Aug 13, 2026
Openbao
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM)
Type CWE-770 (Allocation Without Limits)
Vendor Openbao
Public PoC No

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, in OpenBao's Kerberos auth method on the `GET` handler, or when an `Authorization: Negotiate` header is supplied, the response is includes a `logical.Auth` object in addition to an error message. This results in tokens being created with only the default policy, default TTL, and no entity information, which are hidden by the returned error message.

No access to these tokens by the caller occurs and the authentication token is not ever made accessible outside of `sys/raw`. This is fixed in OpenBao v2.5.4. As a workaround, users may set a rate limit quota to limit the creation of these paths.

As the path is unauthenticated, it isn't possible to deny access to it.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
Low
Partial disruption

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products

openbao:openbao