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CVE-2026-115365 OpenBao 2.3.0 before 2.6.3 Incorrect Authorization via Policy Cache Namespace Traversal

Description

OpenBao from 2.3.0 before 2.6.3 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in its ACL policy cache that allows tokens to reference policies from arbitrary namespaces using specially crafted policy names. Attackers holding such tokens can gain capabilities of cached policies in other namespaces, including the root namespace, to act across namespace boundaries.

CVSS 4.0 detail

Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, with an administrator account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Privileges required
High
Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Confidentiality of other systems
None
Integrity of other systems
None
Availability of other systems
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
openbao 2.6 earliest → < 2.6.3 2.6.3
openbao 2.3 2.3.0 → < 2.6.3 2.6.3

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