CVE-2025-55000
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Enables Code Reuse
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Enables Code Reuse
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
CVE-2025-55000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-156
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24034
6.5
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24034- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
6.5
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Code Reuse
Impact
OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library.
Patches
OpenBao v2.3.2 will patch this issue.
In patching, codes which were not normalized (strictly N numeric digits) will now be rejected. This is a potentially breaking change.
Workarounds
TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes. Ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint.
References
This issue was disclosed to HashiCorp and is the OpenBao equivalent of the following tickets:
- Record
GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-156
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
CVE-2025-55000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-156
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2025-55000
6.5
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2025-55000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
6.5
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Enables Code Reuse
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
CVE-2025-55000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-156
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
6.5
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Code Reuse
Impact
OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library.
Patches
OpenBao v2.3.2 will patch this issue.
In patching, codes which were not normalized (strictly N numeric digits) will now be rejected. This is a potentially breaking change.
Workarounds
TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes. Ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint.
References
This issue was disclosed to HashiCorp and is the OpenBao equivalent of the following tickets:
- Record
GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-156
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-openbao-2025-55000 No score
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Enables Code Reuse
OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 0.1.0 through 2.3.1, OpenBao's TOTP secrets engine could accept valid codes multiple times rather than strictly-once. This was caused by unexpected normalization in the underlying TOTP library. To work around, ensure that all codes are first normalized before submitting to the OpenBao endpoint. TOTP code verification is a privileged action; only trusted systems should be verifying codes.
- Record
BIT-openbao-2025-55000- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3853 No score
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Code Reuse in github.com/openbao/openbao
OpenBao TOTP Secrets Engine Code Reuse 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.
- Record
GO-2025-3853- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15434-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15434-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15460-1 No score
openbao-2.3.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the openbao-2.3.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15460-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:02912-1 No score
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues:
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Update to version 0.0.20250814T182633 2025-08-14T18:26:33Z (jsc#PED-11136)
Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3765 CVE-2024-44906 GHSA-h4h6-vccr-44h2
- GO-2025-3829 CVE-2025-54410 GHSA-4vq8-7jfc-9cvp
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Update to version 0.0.20250811T192933 2025-08-11T19:29:33Z (jsc#PED-11136)
Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3822 CVE-2025-53942 GHSA-9g4j-v8w5-7x42
- GO-2025-3829 CVE-2025-54410 GHSA-4vq8-7jfc-9cvp
- GO-2025-3830 CVE-2025-54388 GHSA-x4rx-4gw3-53p4
- GO-2025-3831 CVE-2025-50738 GHSA-hfcf-79gh-f3jc
- GO-2025-3832 CVE-2021-21411 GHSA-652x-m2gr-hppm
- GO-2025-3833 CVE-2025-54576 GHSA-7rh7-c77v-6434
- GO-2025-3834 CVE-2025-54424 GHSA-8j63-96wh-wh3j
- GO-2025-3835 CVE-2025-54386 GHSA-q6gg-9f92-r9wg
- GO-2025-3836 CVE-2025-6037 GHSA-6c5r-4wfc-3mcx
- GO-2025-3837 CVE-2025-5999 GHSA-6h4p-m86h-hhgh
- GO-2025-3838 CVE-2025-6000 GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
- GO-2025-3839 CVE-2025-6011 GHSA-mwgr-84fv-3jh9
- GO-2025-3840 CVE-2025-6004 GHSA-qgj7-fmq2-6cc4
- GO-2025-3841 CVE-2025-6014 GHSA-qv3p-fmv3-9hww
- GO-2025-3842 CVE-2025-6015 GHSA-v6r4-35f9-9rpw
- GO-2025-3843 CVE-2025-8341 GHSA-3c93-92r7-j934
- GO-2025-3844 CVE-2025-53534 GHSA-fm3m-jrgm-5ppg
- GO-2025-3845 CVE-2025-54801 GHSA-qx2q-88mx-vhg7
- GO-2025-3847 CVE-2025-54799 GHSA-q82r-2j7m-9rv4
- GO-2025-3848 CVE-2025-6013 GHSA-7rx2-769v-hrwf
- GO-2025-3851 CVE-2025-44779 GHSA-93jv-pvg8-hf3v
- GO-2025-3852 CVE-2025-7195 GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv
- GO-2025-3853 CVE-2025-55000 GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
- GO-2025-3854 CVE-2025-54999 GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357
- GO-2025-3855 CVE-2025-54998 GHSA-j3xv-7fxp-gfhx
- GO-2025-3856 CVE-2025-55003 GHSA-rxp7-9q75-vj3p
- GO-2025-3857 CVE-2025-54996 GHSA-vf84-mxrq-crqc
- GO-2025-3858 CVE-2025-54997 GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp
- GO-2025-3859 CVE-2025-55001 GHSA-2q8q-8fgw-9p6p
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Update to version 0.0.20250807T150727 2025-08-07T15:07:27Z (jsc#PED-11136)
Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3849 CVE-2025-47907
- Record
SUSE-SU-2025:02912-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/openbao/openbaoGo |
0.1.0 up to 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
github.com/openbao/openbaoGo |
before 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d535 | 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d535 |
openbaoAlpine:v3.22 |
before 2.3.2-r0 | 2.3.2-r0 |
openbaoAlpine:v3.23 |
before 2.3.2-r0 | 2.3.2-r0 |
openbaoAlpine:v3.24 |
before 2.3.2-r0 | 2.3.2-r0 |
openbaoBitnami |
before 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d535, 0.0.1 up to 2.3.2 | 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d5352.3.2 |
github.com/openbao/openbaoGo |
before 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d535, 0.1.0 and later | 0.0.0-20250806193153-183891f8d535 |
govulncheck-vulndbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 |
before 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1 | 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1 | 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 | 0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 |
openbaoopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.3.2-1.1 | 2.3.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-55000 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openbao, published August 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in github.com/openbao/openbao 2.3.2.
References
github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/183891f8d535d5b6eb3d79fda8200cade6de99e1
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-17-vault-totp-secrets-engine-code-reuse/76036
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6014
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55000
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
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security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-55000
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55000.json
github.com/openbao/openbao
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502912-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21411
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44906
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-44779
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47907
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-50738
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53534
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53942
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54386
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54388
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54410
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54424
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54576
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54799
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54801
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54996
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54997
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54998
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54999
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55001
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55003
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5999
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6004
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6011
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6013
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6014
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6015
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6037
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7195
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8341
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6010