{"cve":"CVE-2025-54997","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-09T03:15:46.263","modified":"2026-06-17T09:41:05.180","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033","https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/1634","https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.3.2","https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp"],"products":["openbao:openbao"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:06:45.861874017+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-54997","score":0.00431,"percentile":0.3739,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp","summary":"Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host","modified":"2026-07-27T09:11:20.638206643Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/openbao/openbao","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao","ranges":[">=0.1.0 <2.3.2"],"fixed":["2.3.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/openbao/openbao","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao","ranges":["<0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d"],"fixed":["0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d"]}]},{"id":"GO-2025-3858","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2025-3858","summary":"Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host in github.com/openbao/openbao","modified":"2026-07-27T09:11:20.638206643Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/openbao/openbao","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao","ranges":["<0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d",">=0.1.0"],"fixed":["0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}