High severity7.5GHSA Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated May 18, 2026
CVE-2026-42186
CVE-2026-42186
Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.5.3, when OpenBao's initial namespace deletion fails, subsequent retries fail to properly remove all data before marking the namespace as deleted. This can affect any outstanding leases as well as potentially leaving unrelated storage entries around. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.3.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/openbao/openbaoGo | < 0.0.0-20260420173541-6d2e0506e2b4 | 0.0.0-20260420173541-6d2e0506e2b4 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/6d2e0506e2b41be0eaa6643bf7b4efc9a2c09445nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vv66-6rp4-wr4fghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-vv66-6rp4-wr4fnvdMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42186ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.3nvdProductRelease NotesWEB
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