CVE-2026-46405
OpenBao's Kerberos Auth Method Accumulates Unaccessible Tokens
Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, in OpenBao's Kerberos auth method on the `GET` handler, or when an `Authorization: Negotiate` header is supplied, the response is includes a `logical.Auth` object in addition to an error message. This results in tokens being created with only the default policy, default TTL, and no entity information, which are hidden by the returned error message. No access to these tokens by the caller occurs and the authentication token is not ever made accessible outside of `sys/raw`. This is fixed in OpenBao v2.5.4. As a workaround, users may set a rate limit quota to limit the creation of these paths. As the path is unauthenticated, it isn't possible to deny access to it.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade OpenBao to version 2.5.4 or later.
- Implement rate limiting for affected paths.
- Configure authentication to deny access to sensitive paths.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'openbao', 'product': 'openbao', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.5.4'}]}] Added Description OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, in OpenBao's Kerberos auth method on the `GET` handler, or when an `Authorization: Negotiate` header is supplied, the response is includes a `logical.Auth` object in addition to an error message. This results in tokens being created with only the default policy, default TTL, and no entity information, which are hidden by the returned error message. No access to these tokens by the caller occurs and the authentication token is not ever made accessible outside of `sys/raw`. This is fixed in OpenBao v2.5.4. As a workaround, users may set a rate limit quota to limit the creation of these paths. As the path is unauthenticated, it isn't possible to deny access to it. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/0d82e0a5a3b6a93e8087bcbaf0b11326c12d4f4d Added Reference https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3150 Added Reference https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.4 Added Reference https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-7j6w-vvw2-5f9c