---
id: CVE-2026-46358
title: OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system
summary: >-
  OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to
  version 2.5.4, OpenBao's inline auth functionality incorrectly redacted audit
  log entries, resulting in non-auth headers being removed and auth-related
  headers …
severity: medium
cwe:
  - CWE-532
vendor: openbao
product: github.com/openbao/openbao
affected:
  - github.com/openbao/openbao < 2.5.4
patched:
  - github.com/openbao/openbao 2.5.4
published: '2026-08-07'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T21:02:22.660'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46358'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/131c6966af4dfb4e1906703436eecdb8f2a3e9df
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao/issues/3074'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3076'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.5.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-q8cj-789h-vg24'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao/issues/3074'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://github.com/openbao/openbao'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.0021
epssPercentile: 0.10083
aliases:
  - GHSA-q8cj-789h-vg24
  - BIT-openbao-2026-46358
  - GO-2026-5574
ecosystem: go
ingestedAt: '2026-08-17T19:20:55.871Z'
---

## Overview

OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.4, OpenBao's inline auth functionality incorrectly redacted audit log entries, resulting in non-auth headers being removed and auth-related headers being retained in cleartext. This requires an attacker to compromise access to the audit device. Operators should review leaked source authentication material and rotate it as appropriate. This is fixed in OpenBao v2.5.4.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-46358)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/openbao/openbao < 2.5.4`

Patched in:

- `github.com/openbao/openbao 2.5.4`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q8cj-789h-vg24