CVE-2025-64761

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.4.4, a privileged operator could use the identity group subsystem to add a root policy to a group identity group, escalating their or another user's permissions in the system. Specifically this is an issue when: an operator in the root namespace has access to identity/groups endpoints and an operator does not have policy access. Otherwise, an operator with policy access could create or modify an existing policy to grant root-equivalent permissions through the sudo capability. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.4.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/16bb0ccd37a502930a289d434cbe4e7b4edd66e5	Patch
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/2143	Patch
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-7ff4-jw48-3436	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) OpenBao es un sistema de gestión de secretos de código abierto basado en identidad. Versiones anteriores a la versión 2.4.4, un operador privilegiado podría usar el subsistema de grupos de identidad para añadir una política raíz a un grupo de identidad de grupo, escalando sus propios permisos o los de otro usuario en el sistema. Específicamente, esto es un problema cuando: un operador en el namespace raíz tiene acceso a los endpoints de identity/groups y un operador no tiene acceso a políticas. De lo contrario, un operador con acceso a políticas podría crear o modificar una política existente para otorgar permisos equivalentes a root a través de la capacidad sudo. Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 2.4.4.

Information

Published : 2025-11-25 01:15

Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-64761

Mitre link : CVE-2025-64761

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-64761

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openbao

openbao

CWE

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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