CVE-2025-54998: OpenBao Userpass and LDAP User Lockout Bypass
(updated )
Attackers could bypass the automatic user lockout mechanisms in the OpenBao Userpass or LDAP auth systems. This was caused by different aliasing between pre-flight and full login request user entity alias attributions.
References
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-16-vault-userpass-and-ldap-user-lockout-bypass/76035
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3xv-7fxp-gfhx
- github.com/openbao/openbao
- github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/c52795c1ef746c7f2c510f9225aa8ccbbd44f9fc
- github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-j3xv-7fxp-gfhx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54998
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6004
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