Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40264
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system.
Published Apr 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenBao is an open
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40264. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of OpenBao is an open 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 is an open).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low2.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.36%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openbao/openbao
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. Prior to version 2.5.3, a tenant who leaks token accessors can have their token revoked or renewed by a privileged administrator in another tenant. This is addressed in v2.5.3.
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- cpe openbao/openbaoversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-40264
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-40264. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of OpenBao is an open is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-1259. EPSS 0.36%. 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.
Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. Prior to version 2.5.3, a tenant who leaks token accessors can have their token revoked or renewed by a privileged administrator in another tenant. This is addressed in v2.5.3.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. Prior to version 2.5.3, a tenant who leaks token accessors can have their token revoked or renewed by a privileged administrator in another tenant. This is addressed in v2.5.3.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40264
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40264
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40264
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. Prior to version 2.5.3, a tenant who leaks token accessors can have their token revoked or renewed by a privileged administrator in another tenant. This is ad
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.