Vulnerability Description
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.6.0, OpenBao's handleLogicalRecovery path in http/logical.go compared the highly privileged recovery token with ordinary string equality. A remote unauthenticated attacker able to make repeated recovery mode requests and measure response timing could infer the recovery token. The recovered token could then authorize recovery mode operations that read or modify OpenBao data. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#203
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/0f2d90c331f25d1c6cd108638da03f4c7bd949
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/763625a2072103ea9e9122f2a8408e0b988d28
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3388
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3472
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0
- https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-34fc-gh42-pj53
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-63132?
CVE-2026-63132 is a documented vulnerability. OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to 2.6.0, OpenBao's handleLogicalRecovery path in http/logical.go compared the highly privileged recovery token with ordinary ...
How severe is CVE-2026-63132?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-63132. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-63132?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.