Low severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2026-115362
OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 Expired AppRole SecretID Authentication Bypass
New
2.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not check Secret ID expiration at use in the AppRole auth method, leaving expired Secret IDs valid until the periodic tidy removes them. An attacker holding an expired, untidied Secret ID can log in and gain access beyond its TTL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openbao · openbao
before 2.6.4; 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115362
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115362
github.com
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-7m59-mp95-w6ph
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openbao-before-2.6.4-and-2.7.0-before-2.7.1-expired-approle-secretid-authentication-bypass
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