CVE-2025-54997: GO-2025-3858 - Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host in github.com/openbao/openbao

CVE-2025-54997 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-08-11

Privileged OpenBao Operator May Execute Code on the Underlying Host in github.com/openbao/openbao

Technologies: github.com/openbao/openbao (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-54997 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-54997 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-54997?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 August 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d,introduced=0.1.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.1.0,fixed=2.3.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-54997?
Yes. github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d, 2.3.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-54997?
Check whether you run github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d, 2.3.2 or later
    go get github.com/openbao/openbao@v2.3.2

Affected products

  • github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20250806194004-a14053c9679d,introduced=0.1.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.1.0,fixed=2.3.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-54997
  • GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp
  • GO-2025-3858

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