OpenBao users with access to the sys/leases/revoke/:lease_id endpoint in any namespace can revoke leases in any other namespace as long as the lease identifier is known to them, bypassing ACLs that should apply for cross-namespace revocations.
OpenBao's namespaces provide multi-tenant separation. A tenant who intentionally leaks lease identifiers can have their lease and underlying credential revoked by a user in another tenant.
This will be fixed in OpenBao v2.5.5.
This vulnerability is similar to but distinct from:
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"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-19T21:42:04Z",
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"severity": "LOW",
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