Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.4.4, a privileged operator could use the identity group subsystem to add a root policy to a group identity group, escalating their or another user's permissions in the system. Specifically this is an issue when: an operator in the root namespace has access to identity/groups endpoints and an operator does not have policy access. Otherwise, an operator with policy access could create or modify an existing policy to grant root-equivalent permissions through the sudo capability. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.4.
Published: 2025-11-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7ff4-jw48-3436 OpenBao is Vulnerable to Privileged Operator Identity Group Root Escalation
History

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openbao
Openbao openbao
Vendors & Products Openbao
Openbao openbao

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.4.4, a privileged operator could use the identity group subsystem to add a root policy to a group identity group, escalating their or another user's permissions in the system. Specifically this is an issue when: an operator in the root namespace has access to identity/groups endpoints and an operator does not have policy access. Otherwise, an operator with policy access could create or modify an existing policy to grant root-equivalent permissions through the sudo capability. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.4.
Title OpenBao Privileged Operator Identity Group Root Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T16:07:37.676Z

Reserved: 2025-11-10T22:29:34.876Z

Link: CVE-2025-64761

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-25T14:31:12.847Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-11-25T01:15:46.460

Modified: 2025-12-01T15:44:38.687

Link: CVE-2025-64761

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-27T09:45:36Z

Weaknesses