CVE-2026-115361
OpenBao before 2.6.3 ACL Bypass via Dropped Templated Policy Denial
MEDIUM
4.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 02:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenbao
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Severity
MEDIUM4.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
OpenBao before 2.6.3 contains an ACL bypass vulnerability that silently drops explicit deny rules based on forbidden identity metadata templates within wildcard grants. Attackers whose identity metadata contains wildcard or path segments can access paths that should be denied within the broader wildcard-granted scope.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-hr5j-3j78-4vh2Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openbao-before-2.6.3-acl-bypass-via-dropped-templated-policy-denialCVSS
4.1MEDIUMVulnCheck
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-863
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