Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.3, when OpenBao revoked privileges on a role in the PostgreSQL database secrets engine, OpenBao failed to use proper database quoting on schema names provided by PostgreSQL. This could lead to role revocation failures, or more rarely, SQL injection as the management user. This vulnerability was original from HashiCorp Vault. The vulnerability is addressed in v2.5.3. As a workaround, audit table schemas and ensure database users cannot create new schemas and grant privileges on them.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openbao | openbao | < 2.5.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openbao | 2.5.3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10594-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | openbao | 2.5.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | openbao | 2.5.4-r0 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | openbao +1 | 2.5.3-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/openbao/openbao | < 0.0.0-20260420155735-b596b0882620 | 0.0.0-20260420155735-b596b0882620 | GHSA-6vgr-cp5c-ffx3 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10594-1 openbao-2.5.3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 22, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1189 OpenBao: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 21, 2026