[UPDATE] [medium] OpenBao: Multiple vulnerabilities
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in OpenBao to disclose information or cause a Denial of Service.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- OpenBao contains multiple vulnerabilities allowing local attackers to disclose information or cause denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of OpenBao with local access are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; local access required but impacts confidentiality and availability.
- Action
- Update OpenBao to a patched version addressing CVE-2026-46358 and CVE-2026-46405.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1632
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-463580.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-464050.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 30% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-46358 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-46405 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for OpenBao
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- low[UPDATE] [low] OpenBao: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-08-10
- mediumCVE-2026-46405: OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, in…nvd · 2026-08-07
- unknownCVE-2026-45808: OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, Op…nvd · 2026-08-07
- unknownCVE-2026-46358: OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, Op…nvd · 2026-08-07
- medium[NEW] [medium] OpenBao: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-15
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