CVE-2025-52894: OpenBao allows cancellation of root rekey and recovery rekey operations without authentication
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OpenBao and HashiCorp Vault allowed an attacker to perform unauthenticated, unaudited cancellation of root rekey and recovery rekey operations, effecting a denial of service.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-prpj-rchp-9j5h
- github.com/openbao/openbao
- github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/fe75468822a22a88318c6079425357a02ae5b77b
- github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.3.1
- github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-prpj-rchp-9j5h
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52894
- openbao.org/docs/deprecation
- openbao.org/docs/deprecation/unauthed-rekey
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