What is CVE-2025-59048?

CVE-2025-59048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbao Aws_plugin, classified under Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-59048?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openbao Aws_plugin

CVE-2025-59048

OpenBao's AWS Plugin generates AWS access credentials based on IAM policies. Prior to version 0.1.1, the AWS Plugin is vulnerable to cross-account IAM role Impersonation in the AWS auth method. The vulnerability allows an IAM role from an…

EPSS: 0.002 (16.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openbao Aws_plugin
Openbao Openbao-plugins — versions < 0.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59048?: CVE-2025-59048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbao Aws_plugin, classified under Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-59048?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.