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A Realistic Code Execution Exploit Chain in OpenBao and Vault
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Four OpenBao and Vault flaws are chained from ACME URI-SAN impersonation through non-canonical ACL handling and cross-namespace policy access to Raft snapshot-restore code execution. The writeup explains deployment prerequisites, component root causes and mitigations while withholding the full exploit.
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- Alex Scheel
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- ControlPlane
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