OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.4.4, a privileged operator could use the identity group subsystem to add a root policy to a group identity group, escalating their or another user's permissions in the system. Specifically this is an issue when: an operator in the root namespace has access to identity/groups endpoints and an operator does not have policy access. Otherwise, an operator with policy access could create or modify an existing policy to grant root-equivalent permissions through the sudo capability. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.4.
CVE-2025-64761
This high-severity CVE scores 7.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.2
- EG Score
- 7.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 33(Track)EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity72% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 30%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 25, 2025
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Aug 8, 2026OpenBao Privileged Operator Identity Group Root Escalation · Advisory · openbao/openbao · GitHub
Affected: version 2.4.4.
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-7ff4-jw48-3436Correctly lowercase policies in identity groups
Fix merged in openbao/openbao PR #2143 on 2025-11-24 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/2143commit 16bb0ccd37a5 (openbao/openbao)
Fix landed in openbao/openbao commit 16bb0ccd37a5 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/16bb0ccd37a502930a289d434cbe4e7b4edd66e5Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/openbao/openbao | — | 2.4.4 | — |
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