Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-55001

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

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-55001. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of OpenBao exists to provide is installed.

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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.23%
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, OpenBao allowed the assignment of policies and MFA attribution based upon entity aliases, chosen by the underlying auth method. When the username_as_alias=true parameter in the LDAP auth method was in use, the caller-supplied username was used verbatim without normalization, allowing an attacker to bypass alias-specific MFA requirements. This issue was fixed in version 2.3.2. To work around this, remove all usage of the username_a

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  • vendor openbao openbao < 2.3.2< 2.3.2

How to fix CVE-2025-55001

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-55001. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of OpenBao exists to provide is installed.

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 0.23%. 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, OpenBao allowed the assignment of policies and MFA attribution based upon entity aliases, chosen by the underlying auth method. When the username_as_alias=true parameter in the LDAP auth method was in use, the caller-supplied username

  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, OpenBao allowed the assignment of policies and MFA attribution based upon entity aliases, chosen by the underlying auth method. When the username_as_alias=true parameter in the LDAP auth method was in use, the caller-supplied username

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-55001

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-55001

    30-day exploitation probability 0.23%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24033

    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, OpenBao allowed the assignment of policies and MFA attribution based upon entity aliases, chosen by the underlying

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026