CVE-2025-44005
December 17, 2025
An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/smallstep/certificates.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.1-rc.1 <v0.29.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.29.0github.com/smallstep/certificates (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.8.1-rc.1 <v0.29.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.29.0Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
10
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02
