CVE-2025-64761
OpenBao is Vulnerable to Privileged Operator Identity Group Root Escalation
Impact
### Impact Similar to HCSEC-2025-13 / CVE-2025-5999, a privileged operator could use the identity group subsystem to add a root policy to a group identity group, escalating their or another user's permissions in the system. Specifically this is an issue when: 1. An operator in the root namespace has access to `identity/groups` endpoints. 2. An operator does not have policy access. Otherwise, an operator with policy access could create or modify an existing policy to grant root-equivalent permissions through the `sudo` capability. ### Patches Patched in version 2.4.4. ### Workarounds Users should audit the use of identity subsystem and deny operators access if it is not in use.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/openbao/openbao | < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openbao | Openbao | before 2.4.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/16bb0ccd37a502930a289d434cbe4e7b4edd66e5
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/2143
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-7ff4-jw48-3436
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7ff4-jw48-3436
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/747a1378c2756f86296ad9450f74f6faeecc2eb7
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.4.4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64761