CVE-2026-42186

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/6d2e0506e2b41be0eaa6643bf7b4efc9a2c09445	Patch
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.3	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-vv66-6rp4-wr4f	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 May 2026, 14:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/6d2e0506e2b41be0eaa6643bf7b4efc9a2c09445 -~~	() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/6d2e0506e2b41be0eaa6643bf7b4efc9a2c09445 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.3 -~~	() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.3 - Product, Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-vv66-6rp4-wr4f -~~	() https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-vv66-6rp4-wr4f - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
First Time		Openbao openbao Openbao

14 May 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-14 15:16

Updated : 2026-05-18 14:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-42186

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42186

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42186

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openbao

openbao

CWE

CWE-212

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

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