Bug 2452294 (CVE-2026-33758)

Summary: CVE-2026-33758 OpenBao: reflected XSS in OpenBao OIDC authentication error message
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: aazores, cmah, eaguilar, ebaron, jolong, pjindal
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A flaw was found in OpenBao. Installations that have an OIDC/JWT authentication method enabled with a role configured to use `callback_mode=direct` are vulnerable to XSS via the `error_description` parameter on the page for a failed authentication. This allows an attacker to access the token used by an authenticated user in the Web UI.
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Bug Depends On: 2452356, 2452354, 2452355    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-27 15:04:02 UTC
OpenBao is an open source identity-based secrets management system. Prior to version 2.5.2, OpenBao installations that have an OIDC/JWT authentication method enabled and a role with `callback_mode=direct` configured are vulnerable to XSS via the  `error_description` parameter on the page for a failed authentication. This allows an attacker access to the token used in the Web UI by a victim. The `error_description` parameter has been replaced with a static error message in v2.5.2. The vulnerability can be mitigated by removing any roles with `callback_mode` set to `direct`.