Answer in brief
CVE-2026-55775 records a Low severity vulnerability in OpenBao's System Backend allows Unauthorized Management of the containing Namespace. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps openbao/openbao (generic), github.com/openbao/openbao (go), github.com/openbao/openbao (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps openbao/openbao (generic), github.com/openbao/openbao (go), github.com/openbao/openbao (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| openbao/openbaogeneric | < 2.5.5 | Not reported |
| github.com/openbao/openbaogo | <0.0.0-20260617103935-d3c1cc64b1ae | 0.0.0-20260617103935-d3c1cc64b1ae |
| github.com/openbao/openbaogo | >=0.1.0,<=2.5.4 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 19, 2026
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.5.5, OpenBao users granted capabilities on /sys/namespaces/root within a non-root namespace could exploit special handling of the literal root path in namespace canonicalization. The /sys/namespaces/* endpoint family can resolve its containing namespace through a path prefix or X-Vault-Namespace header. ACL checks occurred before root canonicalized to an empty path, causing /sys/namespaces/root to resolve to the system backend's containing namespace and allowing permitted lookups, deletion, locking, or custom metadata changes against that direct containing namespace. The root namespace and arbitrary unrelated namespaces are not affected, and available operations depend on the capabilities granted on the path and subpaths such as /api-lock. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.5.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.