CVE-2025-44005CRITICAL 10.0EPSS p19.5%

CVE-2025-44005CVE-2025-44005

Description

An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks.

Scoring

CVSS 3.110.0 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.28% probability of exploitation · percentile 19.5% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2025-12-17
Last modified2026-04-15

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-287

References

  1. https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/security/advisories/GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p
  2. https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242
  3. https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Authenticationcwe-2870%live

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