CVE-2026-115359

OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 Role-Based Rate Limit Quota Bypass via Request Parsing

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 contains a flaw in its rate limit quota subsystem where role resolution fails for requests with form-encoded bodies or forwarded certificates, so quota rules scoped to backend-specific roles are not enforced. Valid callers can repeatedly issue tokens without consuming the configured role-based rate limit budget.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 contains a flaw in its rate limit quota subsystem where role resolution fails for requests with form-encoded bodies or forwarded certificates, so quota rules scoped to backend-specific roles are not enforced. Valid callers can repeatedly issue tokens without consuming the configured role-based rate limit budget.
Title OpenBao before 2.6.4 and 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 Role-Based Rate Limit Quota Bypass via Request Parsing
First Time appeared Openbao
Openbao openbao
Weaknesses CWE-799
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openbao
Openbao openbao
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2026, 11:21 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 22, 2026, 7:13 PM