CVE-2026-42186

Summary

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.5.3, when OpenBao's initial namespace deletion fails, subsequent retries fail to properly remove all data before marking the namespace as deleted. This can affect any outstanding leases as well as potentially leaving unrelated storage entries around. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.3.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
openbaoopenbao< 2.5.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-212: CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References