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Security fix · CVE-2025-54997

OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys.

Published Aug 9, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 11, 2025 · OpenBao exists to provide

Check this week

CVE-2025-54997 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run OpenBao exists to provide.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenBao exists to provide).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
40.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor openbao openbao < 2.3.2

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/* e

Are you affected?

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  • vendor openbao openbao < 2.3.2< 2.3.2

How to fix CVE-2025-54997

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-54997 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run OpenBao exists to provide.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with openbao openbao < 2.3.2 < 2.3.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 40.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 pref

  2. Aug 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 pref

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-54997

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24037

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 11, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.