Findings

CVE-2026-42186

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system.

Published May 14, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · openbao openbao

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.

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  1. May 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe openbao/openbaoversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42186

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 pote

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-42186 · ZeroDay Findings