CVE-2026-40264: openbao
CVSS: 2.7v3.1LowAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-8jp2-q62x-r43wCGA-92w6-p9gx-jm6wCGA-hh6v-fvf3-w26pCGA-x99f-ff44-qqg7GHSA-p49j-v9wc-wg57BIT-openbao-2026-40264GO-2026-5526
Published 21-04-2026Last modified 21-04-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-40264 is a low (CVSS 2.7) vulnerability in openbao. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
2.7/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 3Timeline
- 21-04-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. Prior to version 2.5.3, a tenant who leaks token accessors can have their token revoked or renewed by a privileged administrator in another tenant. This is addressed in v2.5.3.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsLow 2.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated2.0LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated2.0LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated2.0LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST2.0LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Low 2.7Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.06 pp
From 0.30% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.36%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard2 products
- openbao< 2.5.3-r0
- openbao-compat< 2.5.3-r0
Wolfi2 products
- openbao< 2.5.3-r0
- openbao-compat< 2.5.3-r0
Github.com/openbao1 product
- openbao< 0.0.0-20260420162526-f58111d2ca54
Openbao1 product
- openbao< 2.5.3
4 vendors · 6 products
References
7 links- github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-p49j-v9wc-wg57X Refsource CONFIRMAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
- github.com/openbao/openbaoPACKAGE