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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42186

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

Published May 14, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenBao is an open

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42186. EPSS is 0.43%. 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
Low2.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe 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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  • cpe openbao/openbaoversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-42186

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-2026-42186. EPSS is 0.43%. 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-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. EPSS 0.43%. 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. 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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42186

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42186

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.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

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.