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CVE-2026-71543 · CVE overview and exploitation status

EUVD-2026-83955

GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p

BIT-openbao-2026-71543

GO-2026-6556

cve-program · CVE-2026-71543

• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3401
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3473
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/2d4ebafec5c524408b3d4ac1198df909cb7ac8c1
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/e516ce508e1481504cadbfbf62052364339093bc
• https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#201
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0

euvd · EUVD-2026-83955

• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3401
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3473
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/2d4ebafec5c524408b3d4ac1198df909cb7ac8c1
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/e516ce508e1481504cadbfbf62052364339093bc
• https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#201
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0

nvd · CVE-2026-71543

• https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#201
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/2d4ebafec5c524408b3d4ac1198df909cb7ac8c1
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/e516ce508e1481504cadbfbf62052364339093bc
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3401
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3473
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p

osv · GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p

• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71543
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3401
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3473
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/2d4ebafec5c524408b3d4ac1198df909cb7ac8c1
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/e516ce508e1481504cadbfbf62052364339093bc
• https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#201
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0

osv · GO-2026-6556

• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/security/advisories/GHSA-59w7-v8rr-pr4p
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71543
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/2d4ebafec5c524408b3d4ac1198df909cb7ac8c1
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/commit/e516ce508e1481504cadbfbf62052364339093bc
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3401
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/pull/3473
• https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#201
• https://github.com/openbao/openbao/releases/tag/v2.6.0

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