Improper privilege management in OpenBao - CVE-2025-54996
Published: October 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117694
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54996
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenBao
Affected software:
OpenBao
OpenBao
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote user with access to highly-privileged identity entity systems in root namespaces were able to increase their scope directly to the root policy.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-54996
Install updates from vendor's website.