Improper privilege management in AWS Plugin - CVE-2025-59048
Published: October 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117703
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59048
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenBao
Affected software:
AWS Plugin
AWS Plugin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to impersonate other users.
The vulnerability exists due to a flawed caching mechanism that fails to validate the AWS Account ID during authentication. An IAM role from an untrusted AWS account to authenticate by impersonating a role with the same name in a trusted account, leading to unauthorized access.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-59048
Install updates from vendor's website.