Improper authorization in OpenBao - CVE-2025-52894

 

Improper authorization in OpenBao - CVE-2025-52894

Published: October 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117692
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52894
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenBao
Affected software:
OpenBao

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform cancellation of root rekey and recovery rekey operations, leading to a denial of service conditions. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-52894

Install updates from vendor's website.

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