CVE-2025-54997
Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host in github.com/openbao/openbao
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host in github.com/openbao/openbao. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/openbao/openbao before v2.3.2.
How to fix CVE-2025-54997
To remediate CVE-2025-54997, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.3.2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d or later
Is CVE-2025-54997 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 0.1.0, < 2.3.2
- from 0, < 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d, >= 0.1.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |