CVE-2025-54997

Name
CVE-2025-54997
Description
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 2.3.1 and below, some OpenBao deployments intentionally limit privileged API operators from executing system code or making network connections. However, these operators can bypass both restrictions through the audit subsystem by manipulating log prefixes. This allows unauthorized code execution and network access that violates the intended security model. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.2. To workaround, users can block access to sys/audit/* endpoints using explicit deny policies, but root operators cannot be restricted this way.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033
MISC https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/1634
MISC https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.3.2
CONFIRM https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
openbao >= 0 < 2.3.2

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
openbao edge-community 2.3.2-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> fixed
openbao edge-community 2.3.1-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.3.1-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.2-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.2-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.1-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.1-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.0-r2 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.0-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.2.0-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.1.0-r2 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.1.0-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao edge-community 2.1.0-r0 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao 3.22-community 2.3.1-r3 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao 3.22-community 2.3.1-r2 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao 3.22-community 2.3.1-r1 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
openbao 3.22-community 2.1.0-r5 Kevin Daudt <kdaudt@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable