OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.3, `ExtractPluginFromImage()` in OpenBao's OCI plugin downloader extracts a plugin binary from a container image by streaming decompressed tar data via `io.Copy` with no upper bound on the number of bytes written. An attacker who controls or compromises the OCI registry referenced in the victim's configuration can serve a crafted image containing a decompression bomb that decompresses to an arbitrarily large file. The SHA256 integrity check occurs after the full file is written to disk, meaning the hash mismatch is detected only after the damage (disk exhaustion) has already occurred. This allow the attacker to replace **legit plugin image** with no need to change its signature. Version 2.5.3 contains a patch.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-r65v-xgwc-g56j | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-r65v-xgwc-g56j | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
01 May 2026, 16:36
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-r65v-xgwc-g56j - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Openbao openbao
Openbao |
21 Apr 2026, 20:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-r65v-xgwc-g56j - |
21 Apr 2026, 01:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-21 01:16
Updated : 2026-05-01 16:36
NVD link : CVE-2026-39396
Mitre link : CVE-2026-39396
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39396
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openbao
- openbao
