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CVE-2026-115356

OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not verify, when renewing a token issued by the…

Risk score
44/100
CVSS
5.4 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
22 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not verify, when renewing a token issued by the Kubernetes Auth method, that the service account token originally used to authenticate is still valid. An authenticated attacker can keep renewing such tokens to persist access after the Kubernetes service account has been…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 2.6.4, 2.7 or 2.7.1 (whichever matches your release line), or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 5.4 medium
  • On your watchlist: kubernetes

References

Original description

OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not verify, when renewing a token issued by the Kubernetes Auth method, that the service account token originally used to authenticate is still valid. An authenticated attacker can keep renewing such tokens to persist access after the Kubernetes service account has been deleted.

Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.